Top things to see, do and experience on Colonsay
Bag a Macphie There are 21 Macphies (hills with a summit of 300ft/91m or more) on Colonsay and one on Oronsay. Like Munro-bagging on the mainland, MacPhie-bagging can become a passion for visitors.
Wildlife Colonsay’s western cliffs are home to colonies of seabirds including fulmars and razorbills. Sea eagles, otters, chough and corncrake can be spotted on land, and seals, whales and porpoises swim offshore. Look out for wild goats – reputedly descended from Armada shipwreck survivors.
Oransay Priory & Cross The ruined Augustinian priory in Oransay includes a magnificent stone cross, cloisters and medieval gravestones. When the tide allows, you can walk across - but do be very careful and get local advice on safety.
Step back in time Colonsay’s first settlement dates back to the Mesolithic period and the island boasts Iron Age forts and pre-Reformation Christian sites. Learn more at the Colonsay and Oransay Heritage Centre at Kilchattan.
Colonsay House Gardens The house and woodland gardens are home to one of Scotland’s finest rhododendron collections, plus an array of unusual trees and shrubs. Open from April, there is also a sunny terrace café.
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