Orosay (Scottish Gaelic: Orasaigh) is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 30 hectares (74 acres) in extent and the highest point is 38 metres (125 ft).
Orosay from the air, with the narrows of Caolas Orasaigh in the foreground and Gighay and Hellisay beyond.
^Watson (2004) p. 505.
^Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
^Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
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