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The Island of Danna[7] or Danna (Scottish Gaelic: Danna), is an inhabited tidal island in Argyll and Bute.

Geography

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.[8] It is part of the Ulva, Danna and the MacCormaig Isles SSSI.[9] Danna is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Michael Eyers (1983). Scottish place names: their meanings explained. Sphere, 1983. ISBN 9780863051609. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  4. ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  6. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 61 Jura & Colonsay (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229620.
  7. ^ "Island of Danna". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ Murray, W.H. (1977) The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland. London. Collins. Page 89.
  9. ^ SSSI Designation Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. The nearby Ulva Islands should not be confused with Ulva near Mull.
  10. ^ "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

55°56′41″N 5°41′27″W / 55.94472°N 5.69083°W / 55.94472; -5.69083


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