Oldany Island

Not to be confused with Alderney.

Oldany Island
Meaning of namefruit
Location
Oldany Island is located in Sutherland
Oldany Island
Oldany Island
Oldany Island shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNC088345
Coordinates58°16′N 5°16′W / 58.26°N 5.26°W / 58.26; -5.26
Physical geography
Island groupHighland / Islands of Sutherland
Area200 ha[1]
Area rank109 [2]
Highest elevationSidhean nan Ealachan 104 m
Administration
Council areaHighland Council
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[1][3][4][5]

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

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]

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

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c "Overview of Oldany". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  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 21 January 2008.[dead link‍] Alt URL
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