User:Crouch, Swale/Island capitals
Capitals of Scottish islands. Some will be reliably sourced, some aren't. Unless otherwise stated its assumed the capital listed here is also the largest settlement.
Reliably sourced
[edit]The following aren't nessesarrily the most reliable sources in the world since there mainly primary/commercial but are probably reliable enough considering the context.
- Shetland (archipelago), Lerwick (formerly Scalloway)[1][2]
- Orkney (archipelago), Kirkwall[3]
- Mull, Tobermory[4][5]
- Skye, Portree[6][7]
- Islay, Bowmore[8][9] Port Ellen largest?
- Bute, Rothesay[10]
- Jura, Craighouse[11]
- Harris (not a separate island), Tarbert[12][13]
- Coll, Arinagour[14][15][16]
- North Uist, Lochmaddy[17]
Not reliably sourced
[edit]- Arran, Brodick[18], Lamlash is largest and also claimed to be the capital, not Brodick also by Undiscovered Scotland
- Lewis (not a separate island and possibly the whole of Lewis and Harris), Stornoway[19]
- Tiree, Scarinish[20]
- Colonsay, Scalasaig[21] (put in quotes to apparently say its not really "official")
- Luing, Cullipool (missing article)[22]
- Rùm, Kinloch[23]
- Eigg, Cleadale[24], reliable source but seems to put fact into doubt by saying its its traditional capital
- Raasay, Inverarish[25]
- Great Cumbrae, Millport[26]
- Gigha, Ardminish (WP article)
- Muck, Port Mòr[27]
- Unst, Baltasound[28]
- Yell, Mid Yell[29]
- Westray, Pierowall[30]
- Stronsay, Whitehall[31]
- Benbecula, Balivanich[32]
- South Uist, Lochboisdale[33]
- Barra, Castlebay[34][35]