Oldany Island
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The name is Norse in origin and possibly means fruit.[1]
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 Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] 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.[3]
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]
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View of Oldany Island from Culkein Drumbeg (mainland), showing many of the islets to the island's east.
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Oldany Island on the right, seen from the mainland (left)
Notes and references
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