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The Scottish Islands Typology (2024)
The Scottish Islands Typology (2024) is an official classification system for Scotland's Islands published by the Scottish Government in February 2024. The classification system uses the model developed for Gow's Typology of Scotland's Islands to group islands based on selected factors of capacity and reliance which affect daily life in the islands.

Islands covered by the Scottish Islands Typology
There are 161 islands covered by the Scottish Islands Typology (2024), including 89 inhabited islands which fall under the remit of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, and islands which were previously inhabited according to the Scottish Island Regions Geography (2023).

Argyll and Bute Islands in the Scottish Islands typology (2024)
43 Islands within the Argyll and Bute Local Authority are included within the Scottish Islands Typology. This includes 21 inhabited islands: Bute, Mull, Islay, Jura, Tiree, Seil, Easdale; Gometra; Iona; Kerrera; Lismore; Luing; Ulva; Coll; Colonsay; Oronsay; Gigha; Eilean dà Mhèinn; Erraid; Isle of Danna; Shuna (Luing).

The 22 uninhabited islands within Argyll and Bute includes in the Scottish islands Typology (2024) are: Calve Islands; Cara Islands; Dubh Artach; Eilean an Stalcaire / Castle Stalker; Eilean Buidhe; Eilean Loain; Eilean Musdile; Eriska; Inch Kenneth; Inchmarnock; Islands Davaar; Little Colonsay; Lunga (Luing); Orsay; Rubha Fiola; Rubha nan Gall; Sanda Islands; Scarba; Shuna Islands (Lismore); Skerryvore; Texa; Torsa.

Factors used to categorise islands
The Scottish Islands Typology (2024) uses factors of capacity and reliance intended to reflect an island community's ability to fulfil the needs of daily life within the island, how much it must rely on those based outside the island, and how easy or difficult it is to do so. The typology uses measurements in the areas of population, access to basic local services, and access to mainland Scotland via ferry connections and fixed links such as bridges to assess capacity and reliance in each island.