the small isles are the four islands, muck, rùm, eigg, canna and several other islands. they are a small archipelago of islands in the inner hebrides, off the west coast of scotland. they are south of skye and north of mull and ardnamurchan. the small isles is one of 40 national scenic areas in scotland. they can be reached by taking a ferry from either arisaig or mallaig on the mainland.