Eilean Chearstaidh
Eilean Kearstay (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chearstaigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
| 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 | 58.2°N 6.77°W | 
| 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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