Oldany Island

Oldany Island
Meaning of namefruit
Location
Oldany Island is located in Sutherland
Oldany Island
Oldany Island
Oldany Island shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNC088345
Coordinates58°16′N 5°16′W / 58.26°N 5.26°W / 58.26; -5.26
Physical geography
Island groupHighland / Islands of Sutherland
Area200 ha[1]
Area rank109 [2]
Highest elevationSidhean nan Ealachan 104 m
Administration
Council areaHighland Council
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
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]

  1. ^ a b "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.