Kealasay
| Kealasay | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | North Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Outer Hebrides | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 16 ′ 19 ″ N , 6 ° 52 ′ 13 ″ W | |
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| length | 470 m | |
| width | 290 m | |
| Highest elevation | 18 m ASL | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Kealasay , Scottish Gaelic Cealasaigh , is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides . It is located in the council area of the same name and was historically part of the traditional county of Ross-shire or the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty .
geography
Kealasay is located in Loch Roag Bay off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis . It is located about 250 meters northwest of Little Bernera and 500 meters south of Campay . The closest settlement on Lewis is Carloway, 6.5 kilometers east .
The rock island has a maximum length of 470 meters and a width of 290 meters. Its highest point rises 18 meters above sea level.
history
Kealasay was still connected to Little Bernera at the time of the Viking colonization of the Hebrides. When the tide is low, the waterway between the two islands almost runs dry, so that only a few centimeters of water cover the sea floor. The connected island was named "Kiallasaigh", which indicates a chapel. After the division, the name passed to Kealasay.
There is evidence that Kealasay was settled as early as the Stone or Bronze Ages. Various former structures could be identified. There is a cairn near the southern tip .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Measurement of Google Maps
- ^ Map of the Ordnance Survey
- ↑ a b Entry on wall remains on Kealasay in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on stone arrangement on Kealasay in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Shieling Hut in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- ↑ Entry on remains of huts on Kealasay in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Cairn of Kealasay in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)