- Oronsay, Outer Hebrides
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Oronsay Location Oronsay shown within Scotland OS grid reference NF845755 Names Gaelic name Orasaigh Norse name Örfirirsey Meaning of name tidal or ebb island Area and summit Area 85 ha (0.33 sq mi) Area rank 156= Highest elevation 25 m (82 ft) Population Population 0 Groupings Island group Uist and Barra Local Authority Na h-Eileanan Siar References [1][2][3][4] If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. 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.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames". Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
Inhabited islands of the Hebrides Inner Hebrides Outer Hebrides Baleshare · Barra · Benbecula · Berneray · Eriskay · Flodaigh · Fraoch-eilean · Great Bernera · Grimsay (North) · Grimsay (South) · Lewis and Harris · North Uist · Scalpay · South Uist · VatersayCategories:- Uist islands
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