Baleshare
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Baleshare (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sear) ( ) is a tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is linked to North Uist by a causeway built in 1962 the islands name means east town and it is believed that there was a town to the west.
It is said that there was land to the west of Baleshare, washed away in the sixteenth century, over which it was possible to walk to the Monach Islands at low tide. The basis for this seems to be a reference in the Exchequer Rolls for 1542 that the valued rental had been decreased due to encroachment by the sea at some unspecified (presumably recent) date.
The island is known for its long sandy beach and has a population of 49 (2001 census), living in two settlements: Samhla and Teananachar.
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