Oldany Island

Oldany Island (formerly Oldney Island) is an uninhabited island in Assynt, Sutherland, north-west Scotland.

Oldany Island

Meaning of name	fruit
Location
Oldany Island Oldany Island shown within Scotland
OS grid reference	NC088345
Coordinates	58.26°N 5.26°W
Physical geography
Island group	Highland / Islands of Sutherland
Area	200 ha[1]
Area rank	109 [2]
Highest elevation	Sidhean nan Ealachan 104 m
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Highland Council
Demographics
Population	0
References	[1][3][4][5]

The name is Norse in origin and possibly means fruit.[6]

Geography

Oldany Island is a large tidal island at the southwestern entrance to Eddrachillis Bay/Kylesku. It has an area of 200 hectares (500 acres) and its highest point is Sìdhean nan Ealachan (The Swans' Fairy Mound) at 104 metres (341 ft).[1] Handa Island is to the north, across Eddrachillis Bay; Eilean Chrona is to the south west and Sgeir nan Gall (Norsemen's Skerry) is to the north. The island is part of the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[7]

The settlement of Oldany is on the adjacent mainland. The island has long been used for grazing sheep. Oldany island is owned by the Turner family.[8]

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  View of Oldany Island from Culkein Drumbeg (mainland), showing many of the islets to the island's east.
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  Oldany Island on the right, seen from the mainland (left)

Notes and references

1. "Overview of Oldany". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
2. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
3. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
4. Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
5. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15 Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231265.
6. Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Alex. Macbain. 1922. ISBN 9785878525244. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
7. "National Scenic Areas" Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
8. "Property Page:Oldany". Who owns Scotland. Retrieved 2008-01-21. Alt URL