Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands
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Welcome to WikiProject Scottish Islands / Fàilte gu Wiki-Proiseact nan Eilean! / Walcome tae WikiProject Scots Isles!
We hope you enjoy your visit to this project, which was created in July 2007.
If you would like to get involved in this venture, please see the How You Can Help page, and add your name to the Participants section below.
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Scope
[edit]- Our goals
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- To provide guidelines and recommendations for articles that describe Scottish islands.
- To improve Wikipedia's coverage of Scottish islands by creating, expanding, and maintaining such articles.
- To serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to Scottish islands in Wikipedia.
An overview of the islands involved can be found at the List of islands of Scotland.
Parent WikiProject
[edit]Related: Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography
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- Significant additions to List of sea stacks in Scotland
To Do List
[edit]Some priorities for improvement:
Creation
[edit]- 1. Requested articles
- 2. Islands lacking pages: Islands by area (NB alt spellings) including:
- Outer Hebrides:
- Flodday, Loch Maddy - c 50 ha
- Sound of Harris - Gilsaigh, Groaigh, Sursaigh, Bhacasaigh/Vacasay (at 29 ha the largest red linked island)
- E of N Uist - Flodaigh Beag
- E of Benbecula - tidal islands Fuidheigh Beag and Orasaigh, Benbecula
- SE of Benbecula - Fodragaigh, Trialabreac
- Outliers - Haskeir Eagach
- Orkney - Start Point, Sanday (currently a redirect)
- Freshwater - Eilean Dubh Mòr, Loch Sgadabhagh
- Outer Hebrides:
- 3. Munros: Sgurr Dubh Mòr, Sgurr nan Eag
Expansion
[edit]- Top priority stubs
- Smaller islands with no infoboxes: Dùn, St Kilda, Grunay, Haaf Gruney, Inchcruin, Inchmoan, Lady's Holm, Linga, Vaila, Little Holm, Scatness,Little Holm, Yell Sound, Little Roe, Muckle Skerry, North Havra, Sibhinis, Urie Lingey, Uynarey
- Other stubs: Scottish islands stubs, Shetland stubs, Orkney stubs, Outer Hebridean stubs
Images
[edit]Cleanup
[edit]- See Cleanup listing
- Tidy up main list - some of the red links are unlikely topics for articles and could be relegated to an appearance on the subsidiary lists.
Collaboration of the Month
[edit]There were numerous collaborations from 2007-2010. They may be resumed at any time using the "instructions" on the archive page, which also lists earlier collaborations.
Hall of Fame
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Featured articles
[edit]Áedán mac Gabráin
SMS Bayern
Blue men of the Minch
SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911)
Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange
Great auk
SMS Grosser Kurfürst (1913)
Samuel Johnson
SMS Kaiser (1911)
SMS Kaiserin
SMS König Albert
SMS König
SMS Kronprinz
SMS Markgraf
North Ronaldsay sheep
Northern gannet
Nuckelavee
SS Politician
SMS Prinzregent Luitpold
HMS Royal Oak (08)
Shapinsay
Isle of Skye
HMS Vanguard (1909)
SMS Von der Tann
Whisky Galore! (1949 film)
Featured lists
[edit]Good articles
[edit]Amlaíb Conung
Anton Dohrn Seamount
Architecture of Scotland in the prehistoric era
Isle of Arran
Allison Balfour
Barra Head
Bjaðmunjo Mýrjartaksdóttir
The Black Island
Boobrie
Boreray sheep
Brodir and Ospak of Man
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
SMS Cöln (1916)
Dál Riata
Domhnall mac Raghnaill
Domnall mac Taidc
Dubh Artach
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill
Eday
Eriskay Pony
Fairy Flag
Flannan Isles
Gebeachan
Geology of Scotland
Gigha
Gilli (Hebridean earl)
John Gregorson Campbell
Guðrøðr Magnússon
Haakon IV
Haraldr Guðrøðarson
Hebrides
Highland cattle
Highlands and Islands Alliance
Hillforts in Scotland
History of Scotland
Leslie Hunter
Ímar
Assassination of Ingimundr
Inner Hebrides
Islands of the Forth
Islands of the Clyde
Islay
Kingdom of the Isles
Jarlshof
K Foundation Burn a Million Quid
Leod
Lismore, Scotland
Ljótólfr
Lochleven Castle
Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson
Mac Scelling
Clan Macfie
Sorley MacLean
Harald Maddadsson
Magnus Barefoot
Magnús Óláfsson
Margaret, Maid of Norway
Mingulay
Northern Isles
Olaf the Black
Old Man of Hoy
Olvir Rosta
Orkney
Orkneyinga saga
HMS Otranto
Outer Hebrides
Papa Stour
Prehistoric Orkney
Raasay
Ragnall mac Somairle
Raven banner
Elspeth Reoch
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson (died 1249)
Rùm
Scandinavian Scotland
Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
Sea Mither
Shetland
Shetland sheep
Sigurd the Stout
Skerryvore
Staffa
Stoor worm
Island of Stroma
Charles Edward Stuart
Thorfinn the Mighty
Torf-Einarr
Witchcraft in Orkney
Good topics
[edit]Did you know? articles
[edit]A968 road
Alasdair Crotach MacLeod
Amlaíb Conung
Amy of Garmoran
An Caisteal (Coll)
Balfour, Orkney
Páll Bálkason
Battle of Glendale (Skye)
SMS Bayern
SS Ben Doran
Benie Hoose
Boobrie
Boreray sheep
Bridei son of Beli
Brodir and Ospak of Man
Lady Victoria Campbell
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Bay
Séon Carsuel
Cill Chriosd
Clan Macdonald of Sleat
MV Coelleira
Dearcmhara
List of Scottish breeds
Domhnall mac Raghnaill
The Drongs
Flora Drummond
Dùn an Achaidh
Dùn Anlaimh
Dùn Beic
Dùn Dubh
Dùn Morbhaidh
Dunvegan Cup
East Loch Tarbert, Argyll
MFV Elinor Viking
Laurence de Ergadia
Sigurd Eysteinsson
Fairy Flag
Fraoch Eilean, Loch Awe
SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911)
Funzie Girt
Garth tsunami
Geology of Orkney
Gilli (Hebridean earl)
Gossabrough
Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange
John Gregorson Campbell
SMS Grosser Kurfürst (1913)
Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
Norman Heathcote
Hebridean Terrane
The Hebrides (overture)
Highland cattle
Hinba
Leslie Hunter
Hutton oilfield
Huxter Fort
SV Illeri
Ímar
Assassination of Ingimundr
SMS Kaiser (1911)
SMS Kaiserin
Katie Morag
SMS König Albert
SMS König
SMS Kronprinz
Lady Isle
Lang Ayre
Law Ting Holm
Leod
Lewisian complex
List of Orkney islands
List of outlying islands of Scotland
Ljótólfr
Breachacha crannog
Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson
Peter Love
Lunga, Firth of Lorn
MacCrimmon (piping family)
Iain Ciar MacLeod
Clan MacQuarrie
Sorley MacLean
Iain Borb MacLeod
Malcolm MacLeod (clan chief)
Roderick John MacLeod, Lord Minginish
Tormod MacLeod
Torquil MacLeod
William Dubh MacLeod
Margaret, Maid of Norway
SMS Markgraf
Mingulay
Moine Supergroup
Mugeary
Ness of Brodgar
Johnnie Notions
Nuckelavee
Olvir Rosta
Orcadian Basin
Orosay
Pennyghael
Pettigarths Field Cairns
Pierowall
Prehistoric Orkney
SMS Prinzregent Luitpold
Professor of Gaelic (Glasgow)
Ragnall mac Somairle
Raven banner
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson (died 1249)
Battle of Ronas Voe
Rubha an Dùnain
St Kilda field mouse
San Juan de Sicilia
John Sands (journalist)
Scandinavian Scotland
Scar boat burial
Scord of Brouster
Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
Sea Mither
Shetland sheep
Skaill House
Skerryvore
Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim
Stac an Armin
Standing Stones of Yoxie
Stanydale Temple
Stoor worm
Island of Stroma
The Summons (hymn)
Symbister House
Symbister
Þórkell Þórmóðarson
François Thurot
Tobermory distillery
Torf-Einarr
Torridon Group
HMS Vandal
Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal
HMS Vidal
Viking Society for Northern Research
Whalsay Parish Church
Wheelhouse (archaeology)
Possible candidates for Good or Featured article status
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Participants
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List of Wikipedia Users by Pages Created
- No. 42 User:Warofdreams 3158 pages
- No. 201 User:MacRusgail 1182 pages
- No. 279 User:Deacon of Pndapetzim 910 pages
- No. 1980 User:Inge 171 pages
- No. 2712 User:Hadrianheugh 125 pages
- No. 2923 User:Celtus 117 pages
- No. 3563 User:Deiz 95 pages
- No. 3791 User:Abtract 89 pages
- No. 3821 User:Finavon 88 pages
- No. 4027 User:Ben MacDui 83 pages
- No. 4586 User:Cactus.man 72 pages
See: Bryan's List.
Pages prone to POV pushing, vandalism, or that otherwise need watching
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Users should feel free to use the recent changes function to examine changes to most articles relevant to this group by hitting this link.
- Barra
- Mossbank
- Shetland official football team
- Isle of Lewis
- Nicolson Institute
- Rockall
- Orkney
- Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
- Category:Orkney stubs
- Forewick Holm
- Easdale
Assessment
[edit]Scottish Islands articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | Total | ||
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1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | ||
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7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
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18 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 88 | ||
B | 19 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 124 | ||
C | 31 | 38 | 120 | 140 | 329 | ||
Start | 30 | 97 | 343 | 577 | 1,047 | ||
Stub | 4 | 40 | 216 | 1,107 | 1,367 | ||
List | 3 | 14 | 36 | 108 | 161 | ||
Category | 571 | 571 | |||||
Disambig | 42 | 42 | |||||
File | 1 | 1 | |||||
Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
Project | 11 | 11 | |||||
Template | 57 | 57 | |||||
NA | 1 | 20 | 88 | 109 | |||
Other | 1 | 1 | |||||
Assessed | 114 | 233 | 785 | 2,039 | 772 | 3,943 | |
Total | 114 | 233 | 785 | 2,039 | 772 | 3,943 | |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 15,301 | Ω = 5.13 |
See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands/Assessment
Templates
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- Infobox Scottish island
- Template:Islands of Scotland
- Template:Shetlopedia
- Freshwater bodies
- Template:Hebrides
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Template:Islands of the Clyde
- Template:Islands of the Forth
- Template:Orkney Islands
- Template:Shetland
- Template:East Shetland
- Template:North Isles
- Template:Out Skerries
- Template:Scalloway Islands (inc. South West Shetland)
- Template:Yell Sound
- Template:St Kilda
- Template:Islands of the Solway
- Prehistory
Disambiguation pages
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There are numerous disambiguation pages associated with the Highlands and Islands, especially as many of the smaller islands share names. The following are essentially related to differentiating between Scottish islands. Those indicated with an asterisk (*) are "set index articles" rather than dab pages per se.
- Berneray
- Bhacsaidh
- Eilean Bàn
- Eilean Dubh
- (*) Eilean Fraoch
- Eilean Glas
- Eilean Mòr
- (*) Flodday
- Fore Holm - see also Holm (island)
- (*) Garbh Eilean
- Grass Holm - see also Holm (island)
- Grimsay (disambiguation)
- Gruney (disambiguation) (incorporating "Gruna" and "Grunay")
- (*) Holm (island)
- Horse Island
- Hoy (disambiguation)
- Junk Island
- (*) Linga (incorporating Lingay)
- Little Holm
- Muckle Holm
- Mullach Mòr
- (*) Oronsay
- Pabbay
- (*) Papa, Scotland
- Rona (disambiguation)
- Ronaldsay
- Sanda ("Sanda, Scotland" redirects to Sanda Island)
- Sanday
- Sandwick
- Shuna
- Skerries (more of a list.)
- Soay
- Summer Isles (disambiguation)
- Tarbert (disambiguation)
- Toab
- Twatt (yes, really)
- Ulva (disambiguation)
- Wether Holm
- Wiay
Categories
[edit]Islands with their own categories:
- Category: Isle of Arran - recent changes
- Category:Barra - recent changes
- Category:Colonsay - recent changes
- Category:Coll - recent changes
- Category:Eigg - recent changes
- Category:Fair Isle - recent changes
- Category:Gigha - recent changes
- Category:Harris, Outer Hebrides - recent changes
- Category:Iona - recent changes
- Category:Islay - recent changes
- Category:Jura, Scotland - recent changes
- Category:Lewis - recent changes
- Category:Lismore, Scotland- recent changes
- Category:Isle of Mull - recent changes
- Category:Rockall - recent changes
- Category:Rousay - recent changes
- Category:Shapinsay - recent changes
- Category:North Uist - recent changes
- Category:South Uist - recent changes
- Category:Skye - recent changes
- Category:Ulva - recent changes
- Category:Whalsay - recent changes
- Category:Yell, Shetland - recent changes
Articles listed for deletion
[edit]- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Unst Bus Shelter - Kept
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Curries of Arran: A Brief History and Their Tartan - Deleted
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Crucible of Iron Age Shetland The Crucible of Iron Age Shetland - Kept
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biruaslum - Biruaslum - No Consensus
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hilton, Argyll and Bute - Redirected to Bute
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Sichel - William Sichel Kept
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Harcus - Sam Harcus Deleted
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Catriona MacDonald Kept
- Stanley Coppinger - Deleted
See also
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Articles which are relevant to Scottish islands.
- Arran Whitebeams
- The Minch
- Sea of the Hebrides
- Pentland Firth
- North Sea
- Norwegian Sea
- Firth of Clyde
- Firth of Forth
- Lewis
- Harris
- Loch Lomond
- Rockall
- Churchill Barriers
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Scapa Flow
- Solway Firth (see Hestan etc.)
- List of Marilyns on Scottish islands
- Scottish place names in other countries (with a disproportionate number of island names)
- Category:Islands of Europe
- Islands of the North Atlantic
- British Isles
Broadcasting
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- BBC Radio Orkney
- Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
- Grampian Television
- Isles FM
- BBC Radio Shetland
- SIBC
History and folklore
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- Battle of Largs
- Dál Riata
- History of the Outer Hebrides
- Hebridean Myths and Legends
- Highland Clearances
- Highland Potato Famine (could do with Hebridean input)
- History of the Orkney Islands
- Norse-Gaels
- Rocabarraigh
- Scottish clan
- Treaty of Perth
- Timeline of prehistoric Scotland
Sagas
[edit]- Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar (King Haakon's Saga)
- Orkneyinga saga
Language
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- Edward Dwelly
- Insular Scots
- Jakob Jakobsen
- Sorley MacLean
- Norn language
- Scottish Gaelic language
- Literature of Shetland
- Vagaland
Politics and government
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- Alasdair Allan
- Argyll
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig
- County of Bute
- Croft (land)
- Cunninghame
- Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute
- Flag of Orkney
- Flag of Shetland
- Highland Land League
- Highlands and Islands Alliance
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Highland Region
- Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
- Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland
- Liam McArthur
- Angus MacNeil
- Jim Mather
- Alasdair Morrison
- Donnie Munro
- John Farquhar Munro
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)
- North Ayrshire (includes Clyde Islands)
- North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency)
- Orkney and Shetland Movement
- Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)
- Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
- Robbie the Pict
- Ross and Cromarty
- Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
- Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)
- Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
- Strathclyde Region (defunct region incorporating much of south west)
- Tavish Scott
- Donald Stewart
- Udal law
- Jim Wallace
Emergency services and police
[edit]- Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service
- Inverness-shire Constabulary
- Northern Constabulary
- Ross and Sutherland Constabulary
- Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
- Strathclyde Police
Sport
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- Ba game
- Bute Shinty Club
- Highland Alliance League
- Highland Amateur Cup
- International Island Games Association
- Lewis and Harris Football League
- Orkney official football team
- West Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)
- Shetland official football team
- Skye Camanachd
- Western Isles official football team
Transport
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- Air Caledonian
- Barra Airport
- Birlinn
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Clyde Puffer
- Currach
- Fair Isle Airport
- Highland Airways
- Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
- Islay Airport
- Kirkwall Airport
- Lerwick Airport
- Loganair
- Northlink Ferries
- Orkney Ferries
- Pentland Ferries
- P&O Scottish Ferries
- Sixareen
- Skye Bridge
- Stornoway Airport
- Sumburgh Airport
- Smyril Line
Relevant non-WPSI articles
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The following articles are not directly related to WPSI, but may be of use/interest to our readers for various reasons.
Scottish
- Kintyre
- Knoydart
- Pict & Pictish language
- History of Scotland + Geography of Scotland + Geology of Scotland
British Isles
- Channel Islands
- List of islands of England + Category:Islands of England
- List of islands of Ireland + Category:Islands of Ireland
- Isle of Man + List of islands of the Isle of Man
- Isles of Scilly
- Category:Islands of Wales
- List_of_Latin_place_names_in_the_British_Isles#Island_names
Scandinavia and Nordic Countries
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- Denmark + List of islands of Denmark
- Faroe Islands + Category:Faroe Islands
- Greenland
- Iceland + List of islands off Iceland
- Norway + Category:Islands of Norway
- Old Norse
- Scandinavia, Nordic countries & Nordic Council
- Sagas
- Viking Age
Elsewhere in Europe and beyond
- Celtic languages
- Frisian Islands
- Northern Europe
- Category:Islands of the North Sea
- List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
General