Ornsay
For other places with the same name, see List of islands called Oronsay.
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Ornsay Ornsay shown relative to Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG709125 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Eilean Iarmain |
| Norse name | Örfirirsey |
| Meaning of name | "Ebb (i.e. tidal) island", from Norse |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Inner Hebrides |
| Area | c. 35 ha |
| Highest elevation | 46 m |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [1][2][3][4] |
Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Description
Widely acknowledged as one of the most beautiful tidal islands in Western Scotland, the island provides good shelter to a natural harbour which is overlooked by the village of Isleornsay. The "Ornsay" lighthouse stands on the neighbouring islet, Eilean Sionnach.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey
- ↑ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ↑ "Overview of Isleornsay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-07-27.