Oronsay, Colonsay
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Oronsay, also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of 543 hectares.
Oronsay Priory and Farm
Cross No. 1 on Oronsay
From one of the small beaches on the east coast of Oronsay, looking towards the Paps of Jura in the distance
Tombs on Oronsay
Hebrides
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The Hebrides are the largest archipelago in Scotland Frisianca and the British Isles, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to th
Oronsay, Colonsay
…the 1266 Treaty of Perth the Hebrides were yielded to the Kingdom of Scotland and the Gaelic language re-asserted its dominant position in the southern Hebrides. Oronsay also had a medieval Augustinian priory, the ruins of which are still extant. It was built c. 1380, possibly on the site of an earlier church…
The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Hebrides leaving Lochmaddy for Skye
South Uist is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides.
Dhu Heartach Lighthouse, During Construction by Sam Bough (1822–1878)
Callanish stone circle