
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oronsay, Oronsay Priory as Burial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church(s) (medieval), Grave Slab(s) (medieval), Priory (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Medieval priory and burial ground, dating to the 13th–16th centuries. It is significant as a religious and funerary site associated with the Augustinian canons and reflects monastic life in the Western Isles of Scotland.
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Places near here
Oronsay PrioryHeritage attraction · 5 yd
Oronsay, Oronsay FarmFarmstead (post Medieval), Threshing Machine (post Medieval) · 67 yd
OronsayShell Midden (mesolithic) · 165 yd
Beinn OronsayMountain / peak · 312 yd
Oronsay, Seal CottageCottage (post Medieval) · 1570 yd
Port na h-AthaBay · 1734 yd
Leaba MhòrMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Rubha Àird SgeinisHeadland · 1.5 mi
Colonsay, ArdskenishCairnfield (prehistoric)(possible) · 1.5 mi
Tràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Eilean GhaoideamalIsland · 1.6 mi
Queen's Bay / Loch StaosnaigBeach / strand · 3.7 miOther information
Photo: Ian Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0