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''Disambiguation: "Ceann Ear" is a common Scottish placename meaning Eastern Headland'' Ceann Ear is the largest island in the Monach or Heisgeir group off North Uist in north west Scotland. It is in size and connected by sandbanks to Ceann Iar via Sibhinis at low tide.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Overview of Ceann Ear )〕 It is said that it was at one time possible to walk all the way to Baleshare, and on to North Uist, away at low tide. In the 16th century, a large tidal wave was said to have washed this away.〔 Today the islands are a national nature reserve. ==Human Settlement== Ceann Ear had been settled for at least a thousand years, before being finally abandoned. Like the other Monach Islands, it was originally abandoned due to overgrazing, and resettled in the wake of the Highland Clearances.〔 In the 13th century, a chapel was established, which had links to Iona. This monastery was probably at Cladh na Beide in the north east. The monks were responsible for maintaining a light on nearby Shillay to warn ships. Ceann Ear was also known as "Heisgeir nan Cailleach" ("Heisker of the Nuns") due to a nunnery which may have been established in the 13th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Monach Islands )〕 (''Cailleach'' is usually translated as "old woman", but originally meant a nun.) Unusually, the islanders had their grain drying kilns ''inside'' their houses. This is not common at all in the Hebrides, but more a feature of Shetland. There are still the remains of the village in the south of the island, and the old schoolhouse is upkept as a fisherman's shelter. There was formerly a post office and a school here, but no shops. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ceann Ear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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