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Also known as Isle of Colonsay

Colonsay (; ; ) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. The ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil, it is in the council area of Argyll and Bute and has an area of . Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest point.

Key facts

Scottish island.location_map
Scotland Argyll and Bute
Scottish island.caption
Colonsay shown within Argyll and Bute
Scottish island.GridReference
NR382938
Scottish island.celtic name
Colbhasa
Scottish island.gaelic pronunciation
in local dialect
Scottish island.scots name
Colonsay
Scottish island.norse name
Colonsey
Scottish island.meaning of name
Old Norse for 'Columba's isle'
Scottish island.area rank
26
Scottish island.Population
117
Scottish island.population rank
43
Scottish island.main settlement
Scalasaig
Scottish island.island group
Islay
Scottish island.local authority
Argyll and Bute
Lighthouse.embed
yes
Lighthouse.qid
Q29145125
Lighthouse.yearbuilt
1903 (first)1957 (second)
Lighthouse.yearlit
2003 (current)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Population
108
Area
4074
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Body of water
Firth of Lorn
Image
Kiloran Bay from Carnan Eoin - geograph.org.uk - 24801.jpg
Width
5.1
Length
16.3
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Commons category
Colonsay
located in/on physical feature
Inner Hebrides
historic county
Argyll
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4 mapped locations