Eilean Ornsay

14 ha (1⁄16 sq mi)Highest elevation10 m (33 ft)AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaArgyll and ButeDemographicsPopulation0

References^[1]

Eilean Ornsay is a rocky and uninhabited island located off the south-western coast of the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is situated on the western side of Loch Eatharna and is joined to Coll at low tide.^[2] Evidence of the dun and other archaeological finds were recently discovered by a field walk on the east side of Coll.^[3]

Archaeology

The island was recently visited by members of Coll Archaeology Association Shorewatch, resulting in the discovery of evidence of several archaeological sites which had previously been unrecorded. Evidence of a possible dun was found located at grid reference NM2260855491. Several examples of rock-cut basins were found: one located at grid reference NM2232951503; and three located at grid reference NM2238854899. A kelp kiln was found at grid reference NM2255855492; a shell mound was found at grid reference NM2234555423; a sheiling at grid reference NM2248353480; and an enclosure at grid reference NM2250353492.^[4]

References

^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
^ "Ornsay, Eilean". www.geo.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Coll, Eilean Ornsay (272237)". Canmore. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
^ Turner, Robin, ed. (2004). "2003" (PDF). Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. New series. 4. Council for Scottish Archaeology: 29–30. ISSN 0419-411X.