Orsay, Inner Hebrides

55°40′26″N 6°30′40″W / 55.674°N 6.511°W / 55.674; -6.511Physical geographyIsland groupIslayArea24 hectares (0.1 sq mi)[1]Highest elevation24 metres (79 ft)[2]AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaArgyll and ButeDemographicsPopulation0LymphadReferences[3]
Orsay seen from Port Wemyss, south-east of Portnahaven

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.

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

Footnotes

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

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