This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: ), which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. It is one of the more common names for Scottish islands. The names come from Örfirisey which translates from Old Norse as "tidal" or "ebb island".Watson (2004) p. 505. The many islands include:
Inner Hebrides Eilean Ornsay, off Coll Oronsay, Colonsay Ornsay, by Isleornsay (Eilean Iarmain), Sound of Sleat Oronsay, Loch Bracadale, Skye Oronsay, Loch Sunart (enclosing Loch Drumbuie), Morvern
Outer Hebrides
Lewis Orasaigh off Leurbost () Eilean Orasaigh near Cromor ()
North Uist Orasaigh () N of Vallay Oronsay, Outer Hebrides () by the hamlet of Greinetobht (approx 85 ha; 25 m) Orasaigh () head of Loch Euphort Orasaigh () Loch Amhlasaraigh (west of Tobha Beag) Orasaigh () Sound of Harris, by the hamlet of Bagh a Chaise
Benbecula Orasaigh Uisgeabhagh () Orasaigh () Loch Uisgebhagh Orasaigh () N of Meanais
South Uist Orasaigh () South-west (30m) Orasaigh () North-east
Barra Orosay () North (38 m) Orasaigh () Castlebay (west) Orasaigh () Castlebay (east) Orasaigh () East
See also Isleornsay Orsay (disambiguation) Orfasay List of ships named Oronsay
References Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. Ordnance Survey maps Watson, W.J. (2004) The History of the Celtic Place-names of Scotland. Reprinted with an introduction by Simon Taylor. Edinburgh. Birlinn.
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