Ornsay
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For islands with similar names, see Oronsay.
| Ornsay | |
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| Location
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| OS grid reference: | NG709125 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Eilean Iarmain |
| Norse name: | Örfirirsey |
| Meaning of name: | "Ebb (i.e. tidal) island", from Norse |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | c. 35 ha |
| Highest elevation: | 46 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Inner Hebrides |
| Local Authority: | Highland |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island provides good shelter to a natural harbour which is overlooked by the village of Isleornsay. The "Ornsay" lighthouse stands on the neighbouring islet, Eilean Sionnach.[5]
[edit] External links
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ Overview of Isleornsay. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
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