Ornsay
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For other places with the same name, see List of islands called Oronsay.
Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Quick Facts Scottish Gaelic name, Old Norse name ...
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Iarmain |
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Old Norse name | Örfirirsey |
Meaning of name | "Ebb (i.e. tidal) island", from Norse |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NG709125 |
Coordinates | 57.15°N 5.79°W / 57.15; -5.79 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Inner Hebrides |
Area | 35 ha (86 acres) |
Highest elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Highland |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [1][2][3][4] |
Ornsay Lighthouse Isleornsay Eilean Iarmain | |
Coordinates | 57.143434°N 5.781037°W / 57.143434; -5.781037 |
Constructed | 1857 |
Built by | Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | 1962 |
Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[5][6] |
Heritage | category B listed building |
Focal height | 18 m (59 ft) |
Lens | 300 mm (12 in) acrylic lens with a 250 W tungsten lamp |
Range | 12 nmi (22 km) |
Characteristic | Oc W 8 s |
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