Oldany Island

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Oldany Island
Meaning of namefruit
Location
Sutherland UK relief location map.jpg
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Oldany Island
Oldany Island shown within Scotland
OS grid reference NC088345
Coordinates 58°16′N5°16′W / 58.26°N 5.26°W / 58.26; -5.26
Physical geography
Island group Highland / Islands of Sutherland
Area200 ha [1]
Area rank109  [2]
Highest elevationSidhean nan Ealachan 104 m
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland Council
Demographics
Population0
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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]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "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

Coordinates: 58°15.5′N5°15.5′W / 58.2583°N 5.2583°W / 58.2583; -5.2583


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