Oldany Island

Tidal island in Assynt, Sutherland, north-west Scotland

58°16′N 5°16′W / 58.26°N 5.26°W / 58.26; -5.26Physical geographyIsland groupHighland / Islands of SutherlandArea200 ha^[1]Area rank109 ^[2]Highest elevationSidhean nan Ealachan 104 mAdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaHighland CouncilDemographicsPopulation0

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.
Oldany Island on the right, seen from the mainland (left)

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c "Overview of Oldany". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15 Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231265.
^ Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Alex. Macbain. 1922. ISBN 9785878525244. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "National Scenic Areas" Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
^ "Property Page:Oldany". Who owns Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2008.^{[dead link]} Alt URL