Scotasay ( gd, Sgeotasaigh) is small island in the

Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...

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. It lies off the east coast of

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and gives some shelter to the

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port of Tarbert. There are two houses on the island, a wind turbine and a fresh water tank.Scotasay
Dualchas. Retrieved 3 January 2022. The island had 15-20 inhabitants in the early 20th century but there are no records of any permanent inhabitation since then. Sgeotasaigh

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Islands off Lewis and Harris Harris, Outer Hebrides Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub