Oronsay, Outer Hebrides

For islands with similar names, see List of islands called Oronsay.
Oronsay
Gaelic name Orasaigh
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)
Political geography
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

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. 1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey
  5. 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 / 57.66361; -7.29167


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