Eilean Chearstaidh
(Redirected from Kearstay)
| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Cearstaigh |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | "Hart island", from Norse |
| Location | |
  Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Kearstay shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NB198333 |
| Coordinates | 58°12′N 6°46′W / 58.2°N 6.77°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Lewis and Harris |
| Area | 77 ha |
| Area rank | 166= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 37 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Outer Hebrides |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| References | [2][3][4][5] |
Eilean Kearstay (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chearstaigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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
[edit]- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
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58°12′N 6°46′W / 58.200°N 6.767°W
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