COLONSAY  , an

island of the Inner Hebrides, Argyllshire, Scotland, to m . S. of the Ross of Mull . It is 71 M. long by 3 M. broad . The highest point is Carnan Eoin (470 ft.) . Towards the middle of the island lies Loch Fada, nearly 2 M. long but very narrow, and there are two other small lakes and a few streams . The coast-line, with frequent beautiful sandy reaches, is much indented, the chief bays being Kiloran, Kilchattan and Staosunaig . On the north-western coast the cliffs are particularly fine . To the south, separated by a strait that is fordable at low water, lies the isle of ORONSAY, 24 M. long by 21 M. wide . Both islands contain a number of ecclesiastical remains, standing stones, and some beautiful sculptured crosses . They are named after Columba and Oran, who are said to have stopped here after they left Ireland . There is regular communication between Scalasaig and Glasgow and the Clyde ports . The golf-course at Kilchattan lends a touch of modernity to these remote islandsr Near Scalasaig a granite obelisk has been erected to the memory' of Sir Duncan M'Neill (1794-1874), a distinguished Scottiglit lawyer, who took the title of Lord Colonsay when he became' a lord of appeal .

The

soil of both islands is fertile, potatoes and barley being raised and cattle pastured . Population: Colonsay (1901), 301; Oronsay (1901), 12 .