Gunna | |
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Gunna
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Gunna shown within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NM100513 |
Names | |
Gaelic name | Gunnaigh |
Norse name | Gunni |
Meaning of name | "Gunni's island" |
Area and summit | |
Area | 69 hectares (0.27 sq mi) |
Area rank | 176 |
Highest elevation | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Population | |
Population | 0 |
Groupings | |
Island group | Mull |
Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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. |
Gunna (Gaelic: Gunnaigh) is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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Gunna lies between Coll and Tiree, closer to Coll. It is 69 hectares (0.27 sq mi) in area, 35 metres (115 ft) at its highest point, and currently uninhabited. Nowhere is it wider than 500 metres (550 yd).
It is surrounded by various smaller islands including Eilean Frachlan (just off the north coast), Eilean nan Gamhna off the south coast, Soy Gunna to the north east, and Eilean Bhoramull, which is nearer Coll. It is surrounded by many rocks, especially in Gunna Sound (Scottish Gaelic: "Am Bun Dubh"[4]), between it and Tiree.
According to Haswell-Smith, the island is:
"Gunni" is a Norse forename, but it is not recorded for which Gunni the island was named.
It was possibly an anchorite/culdee's island at some point - beside the old well, there is Port na Cille, which means Port of the Monk's Cell. Uamh Mòr, (big cave) on the north coast, could well be where the hermit sheltered.
Gunna supports a wide range of sea birds, as well as geese, and shelducks. Grey seals also breed here.
It is currently used for grazing from Coll.[2]