Danna, Scotland

Danna
Location
Danna
Danna shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NR695785
Names
Gaelic name Danna
Pronunciation [t̪an̪ˠə]
Meaning of name Of unclear Norse origin[1]
Physical geography
Island group Islay
Area 315 ha (1.22 sq mi)
Area rank 83 [2]
Highest elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Political geography
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Argyll and Bute
Demographics
Population 1[3]
Population rank 89= [2]
Population density 0.3 people/km2[3][4]
References [4][5]

Danna Island (Scottish Gaelic: Danna) is an inhabited tidal island in Argyll and Bute. It is connected to the mainland by a stone causeway and is at the southern end of the narrow Tayvallich peninsula, which separates Loch Sween from the Sound of Jura.[6] It is part of the Ulva, Danna and the MacCormaig Isles SSSI.[7] Danna is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[8]

An empty farm house on Danna

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Murray, W.H. (1977) The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland. London. Collins. Page 89.
  7. ↑ SSSI Designation. The nearby Ulva Islands should not be confused with Ulva near Mull.
  8. ↑ "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

Coordinates: 55°56′41″N 5°41′27″W / 55.94472°N 5.69083°W