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Colonsay

British  
/ ˈkɒlənseɪ, -zeɪ /

noun

  1. an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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MV Isle of Mull has been redeployed to serve Coll, Tiree and Colonsay.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Now Colonsay Smokery supplies smoked salmon to the shop, local restaurants as well as locations off the island.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Tilda Swinton, who has a family home on Colonsay, thinks “I Know Where I’m Going!” should be handed out by Scottish diplomats when they travel the globe.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

Mill manager Josh Wheeler examines a pile of processed potash at the Mosaic Potash Colonsay mine storage facility in Colonsay, Saskatchewan.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2021

On the islet of Oronsay, immediately to the south of Colonsay, is a Celtic cross with a Latin inscription, erected in memory of a Prior who died in 1510.

From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various

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