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Ensay

Ensay is a currently unpopulated and privately owned in the of . The island lies in the Sound of Harris, between the islands of and .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ensay, Outer Hebrides”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leverburgh and Scarista.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main village in the southern part of in the Outer Hebrides, with a population of about 200. The main road A859 follows the west coast, running from Tarbert through Seilebost, Borve, Scarista and Northton to , continuing south to Rodel.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village on the south-eastern coast of , an island in the . is situated in the parish of Harris. It was historically the capital of Harris, and the main port, before took the title. is situated 4½ miles east of Ensay.

Ensay

Latitude
57.7632° or 57° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
-7.08428° or 7° 5′ 3″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C9JQW78+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4012450
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2649979
Wiki­data ID
Q3054738
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Satellite Map

Discover Ensay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Ensay” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Енсай”
  • Cebuano: “Ensay”
  • Chinese: “恩塞島 (外赫布里底群島)”
  • Chinese: “恩塞島”
  • French: “Ensay (Ecosse)”
  • French: “Ensay”
  • Irish: “Easaigh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Easaigh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ensay i Ytre Hebridane”
  • Swedish: “Ensay”

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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 “Ensay”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.