Ensay

#7086 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Ensay is a currently unpopulated and privately owned island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island lies in the Sound of Harris between the islands of Harris and Berneray. The name originates from the Old Norse for Ewe Island. It is nothing to do with the Gaelic for Jesus – "Iosa" – as sometimes stated. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°45'48"N, 7°4'54"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Ensay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Clement's Church, Roineabhal, Berneray Bikes, Seallam! Visitor Centre.

4.7 miE
Church
St Clement's Church, Leverburgh
121 min walk • St Clement's Church is a late fifteenth-century or early sixteenth-century church in Rodel, Harris, Scotland, built for the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris. It is dedicated to Pope Clement I. It is sometimes known as Eaglais Roghadail or Rodal Church.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roineabhal, Leverburgh
99 min walk • Roineabhal is a hill in Harris, in the Western Isles of Scotland. The granite on the summit plateau of the mountain is anorthosite, and is similar in composition to rocks found in the mountains of the Moon.
4.7 miSW
57°42'50"N • 7°10'8"W
Berneray Bikes, Berneray
120 min walk • Memorial
2.2 miN
57°47'36"N • 7°3'33"W
Seallam! Visitor Centre, Leverburgh
57 min walk • Museum
4.3 miNE
Island
Harris
110 min walk • Harris is the southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris, which is the former postal county and the current post town for Royal Mail postcodes starting HS3 or HS5.
6.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Otternish, North Uist
157 min walk • Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated on the B893, and when the Berneray causeway was completed in December 1998, the slipway was no longer needed.
5.6 miW
Island
Pabbay
142 min walk • Pabbay is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies in the Sound of Harris between Harris and North Uist. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar". The island was once very fertile, supporting a three-figure population and exporting corn, barley and illicit whisky.
1.6 miS
Island
Killegray
42 min walk • Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.