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Coordinates:58°00′51″N6°27′39″W/ 58.0142°N 6.46080138°W/58.0142; -6.46080138
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Orinsay
Orinsay is located in Outer Hebrides
Orinsay
Orinsay
Location within theOuter Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB 3663 1148
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°00′51″N6°27′39″W/ 58.0142°N 6.46080138°W/58.0142; -6.46080138

Orinsay(Scottish Gaelic:Orasaigh) is a crofting village on theIsle of Lewisin the district ofPairc,in theOuter Hebrides,Scotland.[1][2]The settlement is within the parish ofLochs.[3]Orinsay is 30 miles (50 kilometres) fromStornoway,the major town of the Isle of Lewis, by Road. It is the birthplace of folk singerCalum Kennedy.[4]

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  1. ^"ORINSAY (ROAD FACILITIES). (Hansard, 1 November 1938)".api.parliament.uk.UK:Parliament of the United Kingdom.Retrieved16 February2019.
  2. ^"BBC Scotland - Island Blogging - Arnish Lighthouse".www.bbc.co.uk.UK:BBC Online.Retrieved16 February2019.
  3. ^"Orinsay".Scottish Places.Retrieved24 December2014.
  4. ^"Callum Kennedy".Scottish Places.Retrieved24 December2014.
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