| Meaning of name | fruit |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Oldany Island Oldany Island shown within Scotland | |
| 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 | |
| Council area | Highland Council |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| 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]
- ^ a b "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.