- Danna, Scotland
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Danna Location Danna shown within Scotland OS grid reference NR695785 Names Gaelic name Danna Pronunciation [t̪an̪ˠə] ( listen)
Meaning of name Of unclear Norse origin Area and summit Area 315 ha (1.22 sq mi) Area rank 83 Highest elevation 54 m (177 ft) Population Population 5 Population rank 80= out of 97 Groupings Island group Islay Local Authority Argyll and Bute References [1][2][3][4] If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. Danna Island (Scottish Gaelic: Danna) is a 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.[5] It is part of the Ulva, Danna and the MacCormaig Isles SSSI.[6] Danna is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[7]
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames". Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesC-E.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ Murray, W.H. (1977) The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland. London. Collins. Page 89.
- ^ SSSI Designation. The nearby Ulva Islands should not be confused with Ulva near Mull.
- ^ "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
National Scenic Areas in Scotland The Borders Firth of Clyde and Mainland Argyll Stirling Perth and Kinross Grampians Highland Assynt-Coigach • Ben Nevis and Glen Coe • Dornoch Firth • Glen Affric • Glen Strathfarrar • Kintail • Knoydart • Kyle of Tongue • Loch Shiel • Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan • North-West Sutherland • Wester RossHebrides The Cuillin Hills • Jura • Lynn of Lorn • Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull • Scarba, Lunga and The Garvellachs • Small Isles • St Kilda • South Lewis, Harris and North Uist • South Uist Machair • TrotternishNorthern Isles Islands of Scotland Northern Isles Hebrides Other Coordinates: 55°56′41″N 5°41′27″W / 55.94472°N 5.69083°W
Categories:- Islands of the Inner Hebrides
- Tidal islands of Scotland
- Argyll and Bute geography stubs
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