Meaning of name | fruit |
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Location | |
OS grid reference | NC088345 |
Coordinates | 58°16′N 5°16′W / 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] |
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]
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]
58°15.5′N 5°15.5′W / 58.2583°N 5.2583°W