List of islands called Oronsay

This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: Orasaigh), 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".[1] The many islands include:

Inner Hebrides

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Outer Hebrides

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Lewis

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North Uist

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Benbecula

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South Uist

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Barra

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See also

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References

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  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3
  • 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. ISBN 1-84158-323-5

Notes

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  1. ^ Watson (2004) p. 505.