Oronsay, Outer Hebrides

For islands with similar names, see List of islands called Oronsay.

Oronsay

Scottish Gaelic name	Orasaigh
Old Norse name	Örfirirsey
Meaning of name	tidal or ebb island
Oronsay
Location
Oronsay Oronsay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NF845755
Coordinates	57°40′N7°17′W / 57.66°N 7.29°W / 57.66; -7.29
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
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
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 over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
3. 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 28 July 2007.

57°39′49″N7°17′30″W / 57.66361°N 7.29167°W / 57.66361; -7.29167