Ornsay

#7208 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Area: 86.49 acres (0.1351 mi²)Coordinates: 57°8'48"N, 5°47'9"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Armadale Castle, Knock Castle, Talla Duisdale Events, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

6.6 miSW
Castle with museum and landscaped gardens
Armadale Castle, Armadale
170 min walk • Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds. A mansion house was first built here around 1790. In 1815 a Scottish baronial style mock-castle, intended for show rather than defense, designed by James Gillespie Graham, was built next to the house.
3.4 miSW
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Knock Castle, Isle of Skye
87 min walk • Knock Castle, also known as Caisteal Chamuis is a former stronghold of the MacDonalds. It lies on the east coast of Sleat, approximately five miles north of Armadale on the Isle of Skye, south of Cnoc Uaine, on the eastern side of Knock Bay.
0.7 miW
57°8'53"N • 5°48'17"W
Talla Duisdale Events, Isle of Skye
19 min walk • City hall
5.2 miSW
Universities and schools
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Armadale
134 min walk • Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a public higher education college situated in the Sleat peninsula in the south of the Isle of Skye, with an associate campus at Bowmore on the island of Islay, Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle. Sabhal Mòr is an independent Academic Partner in the federal University of the Highlands and Islands.
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn na Caillich
164 min walk • Beinn na Caillich is a mountain in Knoydart, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is on the southern shore of Loch Hourn, to the north-west of the Munro of Ladhar Bheinn.
6.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Skye and Lochalsh, Broadford
155 min walk • Skye and Lochalsh is one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region of Scotland. The main offices of the Skye and Lochalsh district council were in Portree, on the Isle of Skye.
0.5 miW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Té Bheag, Isle of Skye
14 min walk • Té Bheag is a blended whisky made by Pràban na Linne Ltd. It is one of Sir Iain Noble's Gaelic Whisky range, which has its headquarters at Eilean Iarmain on the Isle of Skye.