Orsay,_Inner_Hebrides

Orsay, Inner Hebrides

Orsay, Inner Hebrides

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

Orsay (Scottish Gaelic: Orasaigh) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven.

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Orsay seen from Port Wemyss, south-east of Portnahaven

The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.[4]

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. [2]
    Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  3. [3]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. [4]
    "Rinns of Islay lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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