Monument record 514 - SHILLAY, MONACH ISLANDS

NF56SE 1 5928 6271.

(NF 5928 6271) A small monastery is said to have stood upon the islet of Shillay (Heisker Islands), occupying the site of the present light-house.
It is identified by Carmichael (A Carmichael 1884) as Heisgeir nam Manach, from which was evidently derived the general name of the Monach group of islands (E Beveridge 1911).
(Not mentioned in Md. Religious Houses - Scotland.)
E Beveridge 1911; A Carmichael 1884.

There is no evidence of a monastery on the islet of Shillay. No further information.
Visited by OS (E G C) 19 June 1965.

A Carmichael, 1884, Crofters Commission Report, 465 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12877.

Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 291 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.