Identification

Title

Census 2011 - Island Groups

Alternative title(s)

IslandGroups2011

Abstract

The geography of Scotland comprises the mainland plus many islands. Some of these islands are inhabited and through time their inhabited/uninhabited status can change. As statistics for individual islands could reveal details about individual people, the individual islands have been grouped into 56 ‘island groups’ for 2011 Census output. Revisions and Corrections An anomaly was discovered in the 2011 Island Groups boundaries where the boundaries for some of the island groups were not including the mainland part of the island group.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2011/MapServer/WMSServer?

protocol: OGC:WMS

name: IslandGroups2011

description: OGC View Service

function: information

https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2011/MapServer/WFSServer?

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: CEN2011:IslandGroups2011

description: OGC Feature Download

function: download

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/other-national-records-of-scotland-nrs-geographies-datasets

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: National Records of Scotland website

description: Geography – Civil Parishes and Islands - ESRI Shapefiles

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

IslandGroups2011

codeSpace

www.nrscotland.gov.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

boundaries

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Statistical units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

census survey

statistical data

island

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

Boundaries

Censuses

originating controlled vocabulary

title

IPSV Subjects List

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-11-18

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.80

East bounding longitude

-0.71

North bounding latitude

60.87

South bounding latitude

54.63

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2016-08-15

date type

creation

effective date

2013-08-15

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

The geography of Scotland comprises the mainland plus many islands. Some of these islands are inhabited and through time their inhabited/uninhabited status can change. As statistics for individual islands could reveal details about individual people, the individual islands have been grouped into 56 ‘island groups’ for 2011 Census output. The ‘Islands’ table on the NRS/GROS geography 2011 Supporting Information section (http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/geography/geo-prods/census-datasets/2011-census/supp-info.html) provides basic counts of the number of residents and households in each individual island in 2011. This is the only detail, where it is possible to produce statistics at individual island level. The reason for this is that the lowest level of geography for which Census statistics are produced is Output Area (OA). OAs are formed by aggregating postcodes. In order to prevent disclosure of information pertaining to individuals, these OAs cannot contain less than 20 households or less than 50 residents. There are a number of individual islands that do not meet these criteria. Where an OA contains statistics for two or more islands, those islands are placed in the same ‘island group’. A total of 110 islands are classified as ‘inhabited islands’ for NRS statistical geography purposes; 17 of these islands had no usual residents at the time of the 2011 Census. The individual islands dataset is available on the Other NRS Datasets section of the NRS/GROS website (http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/geography/geo-prods/geog-datasets.html) Island Groups structure Inhabited Islands combined with Mainland: Carna, Isle of Danna, Eilean Tioram, Eilean Donnan, Isle of Ewe, Inchfad, Inchmurrin, Inchtavannach, Innis Chonain, Friarton or Moncreiffe Island, Sanda Island, Eilean Shona, Tanera More / Tannara Mòr, Shuna Island (Lismore), Inchcruin, Eilean Horrisdale, Inchlonaig, Eilean Buidhe, Eilean dà Mhèinn, Eilean an Stalcaire / Castle Stalker Isle of Arran: Holy Island Barra / Barraigh: Caisteal Chiosmuil Benbecula / Beinn Na Faoghla: Eilean na Cille, Flodaigh, Griomasaigh / Grimsay (South) Colonsay: Oronsay Eigg: Canna, Muck, Rùm, Sanday (Canna) Housay: Bruray Hoy: Graemsay Isle of Lewis / Eilean Leodhais & Harris / Na Hea: Ensay / Easaigh Luing: Shuna (Luing) Mainland of Orkney: Gairsay, Holm of Grimbister, Lamb Holm, Inner Holm Mainland of Shetland: Papa Stour, Vaila Isle of Mull: Erraid, Gometra, Inch Kenneth, Ulva North Uist / Uibhist A Tuath: Baleshare / Baile Sear Isle of Raasay: Rona / Ronaigh (Skye) Rousay: Egilsay, Wyre Isle of Skye: Eilean Ban, Scalpay (Skye), Soay Stronsay: Auskerry, Papa Stronsay West Burra: Foula The following Uninhabited Islands have been included in the following island groups: Mainland: Ailsa Craig, Inch, Ardwall Isle, Bass Rock, Inchcape / Bell Rock, Eilean Dubh, Island Davaar, Inchcolm, Inchconnachan, Inchkeith, Isle Martin, Isle of May, Island of Stroma Isle of Arran: Pladda Barra / Barraigh: Orasaigh Benbecula / Beinn Na Faoghla: Sunamul Berneray / Beàrnaraigh (North Uist): Pabbay / Pabaigh Bute: Inchmarnock Bressay: Isle of Noss Eigg: Oigh-sgeir / Hyskier Flotta: Cava, Fara Great Cumbrae Island: Little Cumbrae Island Housay: Grunay Hoy: Sule Skerry Jura: Lunga (Luing), Scarba Isle of Lewis / Eilean Leodhais & Harris / Na Hea: Eilean Mòr (Flannan Isles), Killegray / Ceileagraigh, Scarp, Taransay / Tarasaigh Lismore: Eilean Musdile Luing: Torsa Mainland of Orkney: Copinsay Isle of Mull: Calve Island, Dubh Artach North Uist / Uibhist A Tuath: Boreray / Boraraigh, Eilean Leireabhagh, St Kilda or Hirta / Hiort, Ronay / Ronaigh Isle of Raasay: Eilean Fladday Shapinsay: Helliar Holm Isle of Skye: Ornsay, Pabay South Ronaldsay: Muckle Skerry (Pentland Skerries), Swona Tiree: Skerryvore Unst: Muckle Flugga Vatersay / Bhatarsaigh: Bernerary / Beàrnaraigh (Vatersay) While these uninhabited islands have no statistics their boundaries are included in OAs within the ‘island group’ to ensure consistency with our island dataset which comprise inhabited and uninhabited islands. Revisions and Corrections An anomaly was discovered in the 2011 Island Groups boundaries where the boundaries for some of the island groups were not including the mainland part of the island group.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

Data format

name of format

WMS

version of format

1.3.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The following statements must be used when reproducing or using this material: Copyright National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year).

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Geography branch

organisation name

National Records of Scotland

full postal address

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Geography branch

organisation name

National Records of Scotland

full postal address

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-02-12T09:54:57

Metadata language

eng