Island in Argyll and Bute, W Scotland, UK; N of Islay and W of Jura; separated from Oronsay by a low channel which is dry at low water; rises to 142 m/468 ft at Carn Eoim; islet of Eilean nan Ron (SW) is a nature reserve with a breeding colony of grey seals; Augustinian priory.
Colonsay [Colbhasa] is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull.
The island's total population is about 130 people.
The island is known for Colonsay House, the eighth century Riasg Buidhe Cross, its wild goats, and for birds including kittiwakes, cormorants, guillemots, corncrakes and golden eagles.
The island has a tiny bookshop specialising in books of local interest;
Colonsay Community Development Company, the local development trust is “engaged in a range of work which reflects a sustainable approach to the regeneration of our island”.
The nature of island life was exemplified by a story reported in November 2006, when a construction worker from Glasgow was arrested and confessed to burglary. The editor of the island’s newsletter was quoted as saying that the door of the burgled house “wouldn't have been locked because many people here have just gotten used to not having any need to lock their doors or take their keys out of the car.”
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View of Scalasaig from the Port Askaig ferry |
View over Colonsay and Oronsay to the right, the Paps of Jura in the distance |
An Tràigh Bhàn, Kiloran Bay, Colonsay. |
Coordinates: 56°4′N 6°13′W
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