Vacsay (Scottish Gaelic:Bhacsaigh fromOld Norse "bakkiey" meaning "peat bank island") is one of theOuter Hebrides. It is off the west coast ofLewis in West Loch Roag. It is 41 hectares (0.16 square miles) in size, and 34 metres (112 feet) at its highest point.
Like many of the surrounding islands, Vacsay is uninhabited due to theHighland Clearances, which occurred here in 1827.[3]
It was bought in 1993 by Sirdar Baron Iqbal Singh, aLondon business man, who currently lives inLesmahagow. He has bought the title, "Lord of Butley Manor" and also wishes to rename Vacsay, "Robert Burns' island"[3] or Eilean Burns,[5] although Burns never visited the Outer Hebrides.
