- Disambiguation: "Ceann Ear" is a common Scottish placename meaning Eastern Headland
| Scottish Gaelic name | Ceann Ear |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Eastern Headland |
| Location | |
  Ceann Ear Ceann Ear shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF640619 |
| Coordinates | 57°31′N 7°37′W / 57.52°N 7.61°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Monach Islands |
| Area | 203 ha (3⁄4 sq mi)[1] |
| Area rank | 108 [2] |
| Highest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [3][4][5] |
Ceann Ear is the largest island in the Monach or Heisgeir group off North Uist in north west Scotland. It is 203 hectares (500 acres) in size and connected by sandbanks to Ceann Iar via Sibhinis at low tide.[1][6] It is said that it was at one time possible to walk all the way to Baleshare, and on to North Uist, 5 miles (8 kilometres) away at low tide. In the 16th century, a large tidal wave was said to have washed this away.[4]
Today the islands are a national nature reserve.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 206
- ^ 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.
- ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 22 Benbecula & South Uist (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319226223.
- ^ "Overview of Ceann Ear". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 December 2007.