Oronsay, Outer Hebrides
For islands with similar names, see List of islands called Oronsay.
Gaelic name | Orasaigh |
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Norse name | Örfirirsey |
Meaning of name | tidal or ebb island |
Oronsay | |
Location | |
Oronsay Oronsay shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
OS grid reference | NF845755 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Uist and Barra |
Area | 85 ha (0.33 sq mi) |
Area rank | 157= [1] |
Highest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4][5] |
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.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- 1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey
- ↑ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
Coordinates: 57°39′49″N 7°17′30″W / 57.66361°N 7.29167°W
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