Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Oversay Island

Oversay Island, Kilchoman par., Islay island, Argyllshire, adjacent to Rhynns Point, pop. 15; has a lighthouse 96 ft. high, with flashing light (Rhynns of Islay) 150 ft. above high water and seen 18 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Kilchoman Parish       Argyll County

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