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 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 The island provides good shelter to a natural harbour which is overlooked by the village of Isleornsay. The " ...

, 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

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. {{ISBN, 1-84158-323-5

Notes

Scottish Island set index articles