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. Colonsay's main settlement is Scalasaig [Sgalasaig] on its east coast, from which ferries sail to Oban or Kennacraig via Port Askaig. Colonsay is the ancestral home of the McNeill and MacFie
(McPhee) Clan. 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 is linked by a tidal causeway (named 'The Strand') to Oronsay [Orasa].
