Pheasant Island () is one of the two islands in the south of the lake of GroÃÂer Eutiner See, which itself lies in the borough of in the district of in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The island is about across.
From the 9th century, Pheasant Island was the site of a Wendish castle which was given the name Utin and was the centre of the eponymous . The castle was linked to the shore over a bridge.
The castle was destroyed in 1138/39 by the Holsteiners during the conquest of Wagria. The subsequent settlement was built on the shore and developed into the present-day town of .
Pheasant Island is one of the landmarks of the visual axes of the former Baroque garden of Eutin Castle.
The name "Pheasant Island" is derived from the old pheasantry that used to exist on the island.
Today, the island is privately owned and inhabited.