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Contents

[edit] Lead para

  • Include Infobox with a map.
  • Summarise the article with a brief mention of each section per WP:MOS.
  • Include Gaelic name if appropriate and note location of island and/or island group.
  • Note that Haswell-Smith's name derivations (e.g. Uist) are not always corroborated by other researchers. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames, for example is worth checking for alternatives.
  • Write/edit it last when you are satisfied the rest of the article is up-to-scratch.

[edit] Sections

Geology
Geography/Geomorphology
History/Archaeology
Ecclesiastical connections: Many islets have had hermits, or saints' dedications.
Shipwrecks: Many islands have at least one shipwreck.
Economy
Wildlife
Transport links
Attractions (if not already mentioned)
Population (details of former and current)
Prominent residents or natives. These should of course be referenced.
Media/Arts. If appropriate add genuinely relevant info, but avoid trivia e.g.
'Barra' is the name of six-dimensional werewolf in the the novel 'X'.
However, "The novel These Demented Lands by Alan Warner is partly set on the island." is fine.

Note that some GA reviewers may have their own ideas about section ordering. This makes consistency across the project hard to achieve.

[edit] See also

Most neighbouring islands etc. will already be mentioned in the text, but there may be something relevant to add.

[edit] References

Maximise in-line references. A GA does not need specific page numbers, but an attempt at FA may well do.

[edit] External Links

Avoid link spam.

[edit] Footers

Appropriate categories and templates

[edit] Talk page

Add {{WP:Scotland|class=|importance=}} banner at top.

[edit] Other assistance

Undertake a peer review This could be by asking a member(s) of the project team take a look at it. You can also use:

Copyediting

See also

[edit] References Cheatsheet

Feel free to add some.
<ref>Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) ''[[Orkneyinga saga]]''. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9</ref>
<ref>Cooper, Derek (1979) ''Road to the Isles: Travellers in the Hebrides 1770-1914''. London. Routledge & Kegan Paul.</ref>
<ref name=Darling>Fraser Darling, F. & Boyd, J.M. (1969) ''Natural History in the Highlands and Islands.'' London. Bloomsbury.</ref>
<ref name=Dow>Dow, Jim (2005) ''Islands Galore. A Scottish Islands Handbook''. Edinburgh. Black & White Publishing.</ref>
<ref name=Keay>Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) ''[[Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland]]''. London. HarperCollins.</ref>
<ref name=MurIsle>[[W.H. Murray|Murray, W.H.]] (1973) ''The Islands of Western Scotland.'' London. Eyre Methuen.</ref>
<ref name=MurComp>[[W.H. Murray|Murray, W.H.]] (1977) ''The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland.'' London. Collins.
<ref name=MurHeb>[[W.H. Murray|Murray, W.H.]] (1966) ''The Hebrides''. London. Heinemann.</ref>
<ref name=PenrithOS>Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) ''Orkney & Shetland'' (part of ''The Scottish Islands'' series). [[Richmond, Surrey]]. Crimson Publishing.</ref>
<ref name=PenrithSWI>Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) ''Skye & The Western Isles'' (part of ''The Scottish Islands'' series - edition includes Inner Hebrides, and Islands of the Clyde). [[Richmond, Surrey]]. Crimson Publishing.</ref>
<ref name=Robinsmith>Smith, Robin ''The Making of Scotland'' (2001) Edinburgh, Canongate</ref>
<ref name=Thomson> Thomson, William PL (2001) ''The new history of Orkney'' Edinburgh, Mercat Press </ref>
<ref name=Smith>{{cite book| author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish| year=2004| title=The Scottish Islands| location=Edinburgh| publisher=Canongate| isbn=1841954543}}</ref>
<ref name=OS>{{cite map| url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/| title=Get-a-map| publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]]}}</ref>
<ref>2001 UK Census per [[List of islands of Scotland]].</ref>
<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tailleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba|format=PDF| accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> A-B, C-E, F-J, K-O and P-Z
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[edit] Web sources

Ravenna Cosmography for a discussion of possible Roman names for islands.