Eilean Chearstaidh

Eilean Kearstay (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chearstaigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Eilean Chearstaidh
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Cearstaigh
Meaning of name"Hart island", from Norse
Location
Eilean Chearstaidh
Eilean Kearstay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNB198333
Coordinates58.2°N 6.77°W / 58.2; -6.77
Physical geography
Island groupLewis and Harris
Area77 ha
Area rank166=[1]
Highest elevation37 m
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaOuter Hebrides
References[2][3][4][5]

It lies south east of Great Bernera, just across the water from the headland of Callanish.

In 1990 the island was sold by Prince Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees to an Australian. It was sold to new owners three years later.

Notes and references

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey
  5. Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 2007-07-22.

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