Oronsay, Outer Hebrides


For islands with similar names, see Oronsay.
Oronsay
Location
Oronsay is located in Scotland
Oronsay
Oronsay
Oronsay shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NF845755
Names
Gaelic name: Orasaigh
Norse name: Örfirirsey
Meaning of name: tidal or ebb island
Area and Summit
Area: 85 ha (0.33 sq mi)
Area rank: 154=
Highest elevation: 25 m (82 ft)
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Uist and Barra
Local Authority: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Scotland
References: [1][2][3][4]
If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively.

Oronsay (Gaelic Orasaigh) is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543. 
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames". Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. 
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Coordinates: 57°39′49″N 7°17′30″W / 57.66361°N 7.29167°W / 57.66361; -7.29167







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