Oversay

Orsay is a small in the of . It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of and shelters the harbour of the village of . The lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.
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Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Eilean Orasaigh”, “Orasaigh”, “Orsay”, “Orsay Island”, “Orsay, Inner Hebrides”, and “Oversay Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orsay Lighthouse and Eilean Mhic Coinnich.

Lighthouse
Photo: Thomas Keetley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Island
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Mackenzie Island, is an uninhabited island of 17.3 hectares, lying off the southern end of the peninsula on the island of , Scotland.

Church
Photo: Lesley Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Wemyss and Portnahaven.

Village
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Adrianmckie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on in the , . The village is within the parish of . 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Oversay

Latitude
55.67373° or 55° 40′ 25″ north
Longitude
-6.51105° or 6° 30′ 40″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
9C7MMFFQ+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 252380368
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2640891
Wiki­data 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: “Eilean Orasaigh”
  • Breton: “Orasaigh”
  • Cebuano: “Orsay Island”
  • French: “Orsay”
  • German: “Orsay (Insel)”
  • German: “Orsay”
  • Gothic: “𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌴”
  • Gothic: “𐌰𐍉𐍂𐍃𐌴𐌲𐍃”
  • Gothic: “𐍉𐍂𐍃𐌴𐌲𐍃”
  • Irish: “Eilean Orasaigh”
  • Irish: “Orasaigh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orsay i Indre Hebridane”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean Orasaigh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Obharsaigh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Orasaigh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Orsay”
  • Spanish: “Isla Orsay”
  • Swedish: “Orsay Island”
  • “Eilean Orasaigh”
  • “Orasaigh”
  • “Orsay”
  • “Orsay - Eilean Orasaigh”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Oran’s Chapel (Orsay) and Sgeir nan Gall.

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