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°09′N 5°47′W / 57.15°N 5.79°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Inner Hebrides |
Area | 35 ha (86 acres) |
Highest elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [1][2][3][4] |
Ornsay Lighthouse Isleornsay Eilean Iarmain | |
Coordinates | 57°08′36″N 5°46′52″W / 57.143434°N 5.781037°W |
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 |
Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.