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Oronsay, Outer Hebrides

Coordinates: 57°39′49″N 7°17′30″W / 57.66361°N 7.29167°W / 57.66361; -7.29167
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Oronsay
Scottish Gaelic nameOrasaigh
Old Norse nameÖrfirirsey
Meaning of nametidal or ebb island
Oronsay
Oronsay
Location
Oronsay is located in Outer Hebrides
Oronsay
Oronsay
Oronsay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF845755
Coordinates57°40′N 7°17′W / 57.66°N 7.29°W / 57.66; -7.29
Physical geography
Island groupUist and Barra
Area85 ha (0.33 sq mi)
Area rank157= [1]
Highest elevation25 m (82 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4][5]

Oronsay (Gaelic Orasaigh) is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances.[3]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 28 July 2007.

57°39′49″N 7°17′30″W / 57.66361°N 7.29167°W / 57.66361; -7.29167