Colonsay

Colonsay is an island in the , about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
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  • Locality with 108 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 75 feet (23 metres)
  • …is also known as “Isle of Colonsay”
  • Description: island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull
  • Postal code: PA61

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn Eibhinn and Colonsay Airport.

Fort
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, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort…

Aerodrome
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is located on the island of Colonsay, , .

Lake
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is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalasaig.

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

Colonsay

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Latitude
56.081° or 56° 4′ 52″ north
Longitude
-6.2119° or 6° 12′ 43″ west
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GB CSA
Open location code
9C8M3QJQ+C6
Geo­Names ID
8316647
Wiki­data ID
Q511539

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Colonsay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Colonsay”
  • Breton: “Colbhasa”
  • Breton: “Colonsay”
  • Catalan: “Colonsay”
  • Cebuano: “Colonsay”
  • Cebuano: “Isle of Colonsay”
  • Chinese: “科伦赛岛”
  • Chinese: “科倫賽島”
  • Danish: “Colonsay”
  • Dutch: “Colonsay”
  • French: “Colonsay Island”
  • French: “Colonsay”
  • French: “Île Colonsay”
  • German: “Colonsay”
  • Greek: “Κόλονσεϊ”
  • Hebrew: “האי קולונסיי”
  • Hebrew: “קולונסיי”
  • Hungarian: “Colonsay”
  • Ido: “Insulo Colonsay”
  • Irish: “Colbhasa”
  • Italian: “Colonsay”
  • Japanese: “コロンゼー島”
  • Latin: “Colvansa”
  • Low German: “Colonsay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Colonsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Colbhasa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Colonsay”
  • Norwegian: “Colonsay”
  • Persian: “کولونزی”
  • Polish: “Colonsay”
  • Russian: “Колонсей”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Colbhasa”
  • Serbian: “Колонсај”
  • Slovenian: “Colonsay”
  • Spanish: “Colbhasa”
  • Spanish: “Colonsay”
  • Swedish: “Colonsay”
  • Swedish: “Isle of Colonsay”
  • Welsh: “Colbhasa”
  • Welsh: “Colonsay”

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