Eilean Kearstay () is an uninhabited island in
Loch Roag in the
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides ( ) or Western Isles ( , or ), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (), is an Archipelago, island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
It is the longest archipelago in the British Isles. The islan ...
of
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
.
It lies south east of
Great Bernera
Great Bernera (; ), often known just as Bernera (), is an island and community council, community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With an area of just over , it is the thirty-fourth largest List of islands of Scotland, Scottish island.
Great ...
, 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
Islands of Loch Ròg
Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides
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