Oldany Island

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Oldany Island
Location
Oldany Island
Oldany Island shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference:	NC088345
Names
Gaelic name:
Area and Summit
Area:	200 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands):	111
Highest elevation:	Sidhean nan Ealachan 104 m
Population
Population (2001):	0
Groupings
Island Group:	Highland / Islands of Sutherland
Local Authority:	Highland Council
References:	[1][2][3]

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

The name is Norse in origin.

[edit] Geography

Oldany Island is a large tidal island at the southwestern entrance to Eddrachillis Bay/Kylescu. It has an area of 200 hectares (500 acres) and its highest point is Sidhean nan Ealachan at 104metres (341 ft).^[3] Handa Island is to the north, across Eddrachillis Bay; Eilean Chrona is to the south west and Sgeir nan Gall (Norsemen's Scare) is to the north.

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.^[4]

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)

[edit] References

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
3. ^ ^{a b} Overview of Oldnay. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
4. ^ Property Page:Oldany. Who owns Scotland. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.

Coordinates: 58°15.5′N 5°15.5′W / 58.2583, -5.2583