Oronsay, Outer Hebrides

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Oronsay
Scottish Gaelic nameOrasaigh
Old Norse nameÖrfirirsey
Meaning of nametidal or ebb island
Orasaigh, a small, tidal isle. - geograph.org.uk - 851454.jpg
Oronsay
Location
Outer Hebrides UK relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
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
Area85 ha (0.33 sq mi)
Area rank157= [1]
Highest elevation25 m (82 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0
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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 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 28 July 2007.

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


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