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

Eilean Chearstaidh
Location
Scottish Gaelic name	Eilean Cearstaigh
Meaning of name	"Hart island", from Norse
Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Kearstay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NB198333
Coordinates	58.2°N 6.77°W / 58.2; -6.77
Physical geography
Island group	Lewis and Harris
Area	77 ha
Area rank	166= [1]
Highest elevation	37 m
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Outer 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

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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v t e Islands in Loch Ròg, Outer Hebrides
Bearasaigh Campaigh Ceabhaigh Cealasaigh Eilean Chearstaidh Flodaigh (inner loch) Flodaigh (outer loch) Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Great Bernera Little Bernera Pabaigh Mòr Seanna Chnoc Vacsay

v t e Lewis and Harris
Outer Hebrides Scotland
Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay
Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Gasker Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay
Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breivig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Cross Eorodale Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Knock Laxdale Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingarabay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley North Dell Orinsay Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader South Dell South Galson Swainbost Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong
Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side
Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas
Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampall Mholuaidh

v t e Uninhabited islands of the Hebrides
Inner Hebrides	Calbha Beag Calbha Mor Calve Island Cara Càrna Eileach an Naoimh Eilean an Ròin Mòr Eilean Dubh Mòr Eilean Fladday Eilean Horrisdale Eilean Ighe Eilean Macaskin Eilean Meadhonach Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Mòr Eilean Rìgh Eilean Tigh Eilean Trodday Eorsa Garbh Eileach Gruinard Gunna Handa Harlosh Island Horse Island Inch Kenneth Insh Isay Isle Martin Isle Ristol Little Colonsay Longa Island Longay Lunga Oldany Island Ornsay Oronsay Pabay Priest Island Scarba Shuna Staffa Tanera Beag Texa Torsa Wiay
Outer Hebrides	Baleshare Barra Head Boreray Calbhaigh Ceabhaigh Ceallasaigh Beag Ceallasaigh Mòr Ceann Ear Ceann Iar Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eileanan Iasgaich Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Eilean Mhuire Ensay Fiaraidh Flodaigh Flodaigh Mòr Flodday Flodday Fodragaigh Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Fuday Fuiay Garbh Eilean Gasker Gighay Groaigh Haskeir Haskeir Eagach Hellisay Hermetray Killegray Kirkibost Lingeigh Little Bernera Mingulay Muldoanich Orosay Oronsay Pabbay Pabaigh Mòr Ronay Sandray Scarp Seaforth Island Sgeotasaigh Sibhinis Shillay Soay Mòr Stromay Stockinish Island Stuley Sursaigh Tahay Taransay Trialabreac Torogaigh Vacsay Vallay Wiay

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[de] Eilean Kearstay

Eilean Kearstay, schottisch-gälisch Eilean Chearstaidh, ist eine schottische Insel der Äußeren Hebriden.[1] Sie liegt in der gleichnamigen Council Area und war historisch Teil der traditionellen Grafschaft Ross-shire beziehungsweise der Verwaltungsgrafschaft Ross and Cromarty.

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