- Oldany Island
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Not to be confused with Alderney.
Oldany Island Location Oldany Island shown within Scotland OS grid reference NC088345 Area and summit Area 200 ha Area rank 111 Highest elevation Sidhean nan Ealachan 104 m Population Population 0 Groupings Island group Highland / Islands of Sutherland Local Authority Highland Council References [1][2][3] If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. Oldany Island (formerly Oldney Island) is an uninhabited island in Assynt, Sutherland, north-west Scotland.
The name is Norse in origin.
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 Sidhean nan Ealachan at 104 metres (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 island is part of the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[4]
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.[5]
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View of Oldany Island from Culkein Drumbeg (mainland), showing many of the islets to the island's east.
References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ a b "Overview of Oldany". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurehistory1672.html. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- ^ "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
- ^ "Property Page:Oldany". Who owns Scotland. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:FNXYHZsCKBUJ:www.whoownsscotland.org.uk/page_cache/su/oldany%2520.htm+oldany&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=uk. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
Categories:- Islands of Sutherland
- Tidal islands of Scotland
- Highland geography stubs
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