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Colonsay

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Colonsay shown within Argyll

Colonsay is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull.

The island's total population is about 100 people. Colonsay's main settlement is Scalasaig on its east coast, from which occasional ferries sail to Oban or Kennacraig via Port Askaig.

The island is known for Colonsay House, the eighth century Riasg Buidhe Cross, its sandy beaches, its wild goats, and for birds including kittiwakes, cormorants, guillemots and golden eagles. The island is linked by a tidal causeway to Oronsay.