Oversay
Orsay 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Orsay”, “Orsay Island”, “Orsay, Inner Hebrides”, and “Oversay Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orsay Lighthouse and Eilean Mhic Coinnich.
Eilean Mhic Coinnich
Island
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Mhic Coinnich, also known as Mackenzie Island, is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares, lying off the southern end of the Rinns of Islay peninsula on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Wemyss and Portnahaven.
Portnahaven
Village
Photo: Adrianmckie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. It was founded by Walter Campbell of Shawfield after he purchased the Sunderland estate in 1788 and it was further developed in the 1820s by his son Captain Walter Campbell of Foreland and Sunderland.
Nerabus
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nerabus is a hamlet in the west of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The vicinity is noted for its scenic qualities and diverse birdlife. Nerabus lies along the A847 road on the route from Port Charlotte to Portnahaven.
Oversay
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.67373° or 55° 40′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.51105° or 6° 30′ 40″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C7MMFFQ+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 252380368OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2640891Wikidata ID
Q1899558
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Oversay” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Orasaigh”
- Cebuano: “Orsay Island”
- French: “Orsay”
- German: “Orsay (Insel)”
- German: “Orsay”
- Gothic: “𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌴”
- Gothic: “𐌰𐍉𐍂𐍃𐌴𐌲𐍃”
- Gothic: “𐍉𐍂𐍃𐌴𐌲𐍃”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orsay i Indre Hebridane”
- Spanish: “Isla Orsay”
- Swedish: “Orsay Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Claddach and Ballymeanach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Oran’s Chapel (Orsay) and Sgeir nan Gall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oversay”. Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.