Shuna, Slate Islands
| Shuna | |
|---|---|
 The ruined castle | |
| Location | |
  Shuna | |
| OS grid reference | NM760080 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Siuna |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 451 ha (1,114 acres) |
| Area rank | 74[1] |
| Highest elevation | Druim na Dubh Ghlaic 90 m (295 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 3[2] |
| Population rank | 80=[1] |
| Pop. density | 0.7 people/km2[2][3] |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Slate Islands |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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| References | [3][4][5] |
Shuna (Gaelic Siuna) is one of the Slate Islands lying east of Luing on the west coast of Scotland.
History
Shuna Castle was built as recently as 1911. It fell into disrepair in the 1980s when the cost of maintenance become too great.[6]
Unlike the other Slate Islands, Shuna has little slate, and has historically been farmed, although it is now overgrown with woodland. There are several cairns in the south and west of the small island.
During the nineteenth century the population numbered up to 69, but by the 2001 census, Shuna was one of four Scottish islands with a population of one.[7] The island has been privately owned by the Gully family since 1946. It is now occupied by a farmer and his family, who let four houses as holiday cottages and had a usually resident population of 3 in 2011.[6][2]
Wildlife
The island has healthy populations of Red, Roe and Fallow deer; along with Otters, Common and Grey Seals, Porpoises and Dolphins out on the water.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Shuna Wildlife & History". Internet Archive. Original access: islandofshuna.co.uk on 28 July 2007. Archived at 14 August 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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Coordinates: 56°12′44″N 5°36′42″W / 56.21222°N 5.61167°W