Oronsay, Outer Hebrides

Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

57°40′N 7°17′W / 57.66°N 7.29°W / 57.66; -7.29Physical geographyIsland groupUist and BarraArea85 ha (0.33 sq mi)Area rank157= [1]Highest elevation25 m (82 ft)AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaNa h-Eileanan SiarDemographicsPopulation0LymphadReferences[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. ^ a b 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.
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Uninhabited islands of the Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
Outer Hebrides

57°39′49″N 7°17′30″W / 57.66361°N 7.29167°W / 57.66361; -7.29167


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