Highest Islands
- See also List of Munros and List of Marilyns on Scottish islands
Scotland's islands include thirteen Munros (mountains with a height over 3,000 feet or 914.4 metres), twelve of them found on Skye, and a total of 227 Marilyns (hills with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height). The following list is of all islands with a highest elevation greater than 300 metres (980 ft).
| Rank | Island | Mountain | Height (ft) | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skye | Sgurr Alasdair | 3,258 | 993 |
| 2 | Mull | Ben More | 3,169 | 966 |
| 3 | Arran | Goat Fell | 2,867 | 874 |
| 4 | Rùm | Askival | 2,664 | 812 |
| 5 | Lewis and Harris | Clisham | 2,621 | 799 |
| 6 | Jura | Beinn an Òir | 2,575 | 785 |
| 7 | South Uist | Beinn Mhòr | 2,034 | 620 |
| 8 | Islay | Beinn Bheigier | 1,610 | 491 |
| 9 | Hoy | Ward Hill | 1,571 | 479 |
| 10 | Shetland Mainland | Ronas Hill | 1,476 | 450 |
| 11 | Scarba | Cruach Scarba | 1,473 | 449 |
| 12 | Raasay | Dùn Caan | 1,453 | 443 |
| 13 | Hirta | Conachair | 1,410 | 430 |
| 14 | Foula | The Sneug | 1,371 | 418 |
| 15 | Eigg | An Sgurr | 1,289 | 393 |
| 16 | Scalpay, Inner Hebrides | Mullach na Càrn | 1,286 | 392 |
| 17 | Boreray, St Kilda | Mullach an Eilein | 1,259 | 384 |
| 18 | Barra | Heaval | 1,256 | 383 |
| 19 | Soay, St Kilda | Cnoc Glas | 1,240 | 378 |
| 20 | North Uist | Eavel | 1,138 | 347 |
| 21 | Ailsa Craig | The Cairn | 1,108 | 338 |
| 22 | Holy Isle | Mullach Mòr | 1,030 | 314 |
| 23 | Ulva | Beinn Creagach | 1,026 | 313 |
| 24 | Scarp | Sròn Romul | 1,010 | 308 |
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