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Danna, Scotland

Coordinates:55°56′41″N5°41′27″W / 55.94472°N 5.69083°W /55.94472; -5.69083
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Inhabited tidal island in Argyll and Bute

Island of Danna
Scottish Gaelic nameDanna
Pronunciation[ˈt̪an̪ˠə]
Meaning of nameDanes' island (from Old NorseDanaey)[1]
An empty farmhouse on Danna
An empty farmhouse on Danna
Location
Island of Danna is located in Argyll and Bute
Island of Danna
Island of Danna
Danna shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR695785
Coordinates55°56′N5°41′W / 55.94°N 5.69°W /55.94; -5.69
Physical geography
Island groupIslay
Area315 ha (1+14 sq mi)
Area rank83 [2]
Highest elevation54 m (177 ft)
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population5[3]
Population rank80= [2]
Population density1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)[3][4]
Lymphad
References[4][5]

Danna (Scottish Gaelic:Danna) is an inhabitedtidal island inArgyll and Bute.

Geography

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It is connected to the mainland by a stone causeway and is at the southern end of the narrowTayvallichpeninsula, which separatesLoch Sween from theSound of Jura.[6] It is part of the Ulva, Danna and theMacCormaig IslesSSSI.[7] Danna is part of theKnapdaleNational Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[8]

Footnotes

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  1. ^Morgan, Ailig Peadar (2013).Ethnonyms in the Place-Names of Scotland and the Border Counties of England (PhD thesis). St Andrews University. p. 132.
  2. ^abArea and population ranks: there arec. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the2011 census and101 such islands in 2022.
  3. ^ab"Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved1 June 2025.
  4. ^abHaswell-Smith, Hamish (2004).The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate.ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. ^Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 61Jura & Colonsay (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013.ISBN 9780319229620.
  6. ^Murray, W.H. (1977)The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland. London. Collins. Page 89.
  7. ^SSSI DesignationArchived 28 September 2007 at theWayback Machine. The nearby Ulva Islands should not be confused withUlva near Mull.
  8. ^"National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
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