| Eilean Ornsay | |
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Eilean Ornsay
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| Eilean Ornsay shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR161523 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Eilean Ornsay |
| Meaning of name | tidal island |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 14 hectares (0.1 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Mull |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
| References | [1] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Eilean Ornsay is a rocky and uninhabited island located off the south-western coast of the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is situated on the western side of Loch Eatharna and is joined to Coll at low tide.[2] Evidence of the dun and other archaeological finds were recently discovered by a field walk on the east side of Coll.[3]
The island was recently visited by members of Coll Archaeology Association Shorewatch, resulting in the discovery of evidence of several archaeological sites which had previously been unrecorded. Evidence of a possible dun was found located at grid reference NM2260855491. Several examples of rock-cut basins were found: one located at grid reference NM2232951503; and three located at grid reference NM2238854899. A kelp kiln was found at grid reference NM2255855492; a shell mound was found at grid reference NM2234555423; a sheiling at grid reference NM2248353480; and an enclosure at grid reference NM2250353492.[4]