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Oronsay, Loch Sunart

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Gaelic name
  
Orasaigh

OS grid reference
  
NM591592

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Area
  
240 ha

Lieutenancy area
  
Highland

Norse name
  
Örfirirsey

Area rank
  
99=

Highest elevation
  
58 m

Council area
  
Highland

Oronsay, Loch Sunart

Meaning of name
  
tidal island (Norse via Gaelic)

Island groups
  
British Isles, Inner Hebrides

Oronsay is an uninhabited island in Loch Sunart, Scotland.

Map of Oronsay, United Kingdom

It is low-lying, barren and rocky, deeply indented with sea lochs.

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

Oronsay, Loch Sunart Wikipedia