Orsay, Inner Hebrides

For other places with the same name, see List of islands called Oronsay.

Orsay

Scottish Gaelic name	Orasaigh
Orsay seen from Port Wemyss, south-east of Portnahaven
Location
Orsay Orsay shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR165515
Coordinates	55°40′25″N6°30′45″W / 55.67361°N 6.51250°W / 55.67361; -6.51250
Physical geography
Island group	Islay
Area	24 hectares (0.1 sq mi) [1]
Highest elevation	24 metres (79 ft) [2]
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0
References	[3]

Orsay (Scottish Gaelic: Orasaigh) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven.

The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson. ^[4]

Footnotes

1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
2. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
4. "Rinns of Islay lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board . Retrieved 6 February 2020.