Orosay
Orosay is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of Barra.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Barra Airport and Big Beach.
Dun Scurrival,dun,Eoligarry
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eoligarry and Ardmore.
Ardmore
Village
Ardveenish
Hamlet
Orosay
- Type: Islet
- Description: tidal Island northeast of Barra, Scotland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.02887° or 57° 1′ 44″ north
Longitude
-7.4178° or 7° 25′ 4″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Open location code
9C9J2HHJ+GV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Orosay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orosay”
- Dutch: “Orosay”
- French: “Orosay”
- Irish: “Orasaigh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orosay”
- Polish: “Orosay”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Orasaigh”
- Swedish: “Orosay”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Saltainis and Tòrr Gormlaig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tràigh Cille Bharra and Ben Beag Eoligarry.
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