Eilean Chearstaidh
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Eilean Kearstay 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.
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
It lies south east of Great Bernera
Great Bernera
Great Bernera , often known just as Bernera is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With an area of just over , it is the thirty-fourth largest Scottish island....
, just across the water from the headland of Callanish
Callanish
Callanish is a village on the West Side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides , Scotland. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is situated on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch...
.
In 1990 the island was sold by Prince Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees
Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees
Robin Ian Evelyn Milne Stuart de la Lanne-Mirrlees is an author and former officer of arms at the College of Arms in London....
to an Australian. It was sold to new owners three years later.