Oronsay

Oronsay, also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of in the with an area of 543 hectares.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides
  • Also known as: “Oransay”, “Oronsay, Colonsay”, and “Orosaigh, Ynysoedd Mewnol Heledd”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Oronsay Priory and Dùn Cholla.

Cemetery
Photo: Hole in the wall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a monastery of canons regular…

Archaeological site
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill fort located on the Inner Hebridean island of , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.

Village
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lies on the east coast of , in the council area of of Scotland.

Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the , about…

Oronsay

Latitude
56.01452° or 56° 0′ 52″ north
Longitude
-6.23984° or 6° 14′ 23″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C8M2Q76+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23275012
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2640903
Wiki­data ID
Q501179
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Oronsay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Oronsay (Colonsay)”
  • Basque: “Oronsay”
  • Breton: “Orasaigh”
  • Catalan: “Oronsay”
  • Cebuano: “Oronsay (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Argyll and Bute)”
  • Cebuano: “Oronsay”
  • Chinese: “奥龙赛岛”
  • Chinese: “奧龍賽島”
  • Dutch: “Oronsay, Inner Hebrides”
  • French: “Oronsay”
  • German: “Oronsay”
  • Greek: “Όρονσι”
  • Irish: “Orasaigh, Ile”
  • Irish: “Orasaigh”
  • Italian: “Oronsay”
  • Low German: “Oronsay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oronsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oronsay i Indre Hebridane”
  • Norwegian: “Oronsay”
  • Russian: “Оронсей”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Orasaigh”
  • Spanish: “Oronsay, Hébridas Interiores”
  • Spanish: “Oronsay”
  • Swedish: “Oronsay”
  • Welsh: “Orasaigh, Ynysoedd Mewnol Heledd”
  • Welsh: “Orasaigh”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: An t-Adhradh and Oronsay Farm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dun Domhnuill and Beinn Oronsay.

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