Colonsay
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At the moment Mr Irvine splits his time between Colonsay and his home in Midlothian, after falling in love with the island in the 1980s.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
CalMac cancelled sailings from Oban to Castlebay and Colonsay as well as those from Mallaig to Armadale, Oban and Lochboisdale and Small Isles.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024
Colonsay was producing at a rate of 1.3 million tonnes annually, and plans an expansion to raise output to between 1.8 million and 2 million tonnes by late next year.
From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2022
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
In future years he avoided the sea as much as possible, preferring to devote his time and talents to cultivating the soil of Colonsay.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
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