Soyea Island

Soyea Island or Soyea is an uninhabited rocky island at the mouth of Loch Inver, in Assynt, Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is 3 nmi west of Lochinver and 2 nmi south-southwest of Achmelvich. The Broad Rocks extend up to 400 yd from the eastern edge of Soyea Island. Measuring approximately 1/2 mi from east to west, its area is 20 ha and it rises to an elevation of 38 m. Soyea marks the entrance of the fishing harbour of Lochinver. Soyea Island has a yellow pedestal light on it.

History
The name "Soyea" is Old Norse and means "Sheep-isle" or "Sea island". In 1881 it was recorded as a pastoral islet. In the 1920s, Soyea had a colony of Abraxas grossulariata (magpie moths) which were rare on the mainland.