Oronsay, Loch Sunart
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For other places with the same name, see Oronsay.
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 Oronsay
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| Oronsay shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NM591592 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Orasaigh |
| Norse name | Örfirirsey |
| Meaning of name | tidal island (Norse via Gaelic) |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 240 hectares (0.93 sq mi)[1] |
| Area rank | 100= |
| Highest elevation | 58 metres (190 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Inner Hebrides |
| Local Authority | Highland |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Oronsay is an uninhabited island in Loch Sunart, Scotland.
It is low-lying, barren and rocky, deeply indented with sea lochs.[5]
The island encloses Loch Drumbuie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch na Droma Buidhe), a popular anchorage for yachts and a temporary home to fish farm cages.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Perrott, David. Guide to the Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake.
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Coordinates: 56°39′43″N 5°55′48″W / 56.66194°N 5.93°W
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