Eilean Kearstay (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chearstaigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Cearstaigh |
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Meaning of name | "Hart island", from Norse |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NB198333 |
Coordinates | 58.2°N 6.77°W / 58.2; -6.77 |
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Island group | Lewis and Harris |
Area | 77 ha |
Area rank | 166= [1] |
Highest elevation | 37 m |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Outer Hebrides |
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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.
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