Oronsay, Loch Sunart

For other places with the same name, see List of islands called Oronsay.

Oronsay is an uninhabited island in Loch Sunart, Scotland.

Oronsay

Scottish Gaelic name	Orasaigh
Old Norse name	Örfirirsey
Meaning of name	tidal island (Norse via Gaelic)
Location
Oronsay Oronsay shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference	NM591592
Coordinates	56.66°N 5.93°W / 56.66; -5.93
Physical geography
Island group	Inner Hebrides
Area	240 hectares (0.93 sq mi)[1]
Area rank	99= [2]
Highest elevation	58 metres (190 ft)
Administration
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0[3]
References	[4][5]

Oronsay from southern end of Sàilean Mòr

It is low-lying, barren and rocky, deeply indented with sea lochs.^[6]

The island encloses Loch Drumbuie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch na Droma Buidhe), a popular anchorage for yachts and a temporary home to fish farm cages.

References

1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
2. 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.
3. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
4. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
5. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 47 Tobermory & North Mull (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229835.
6. Perrott, David (1988). Guide to the Western Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Kittiwake. ISBN 0-7028-0886-5.

56°39′43″N 5°55′48″W