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Island of Danna
Location
Scottish Gaelic name	Danna
Pronunciation	[ˈt̪an̪ˠə]
Meaning of name	Dane's island(Norse origin)
An empty farm house on Island of Danna
Island of DannaIsland of Danna shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR695785
Coordinates	55°56′N 5°41′W / 55.94°N 5.69°W / 55.94; -5.69
Physical geography
Island group	Islay
Area	315 ha (1+1⁄4 sq mi)
Area rank	83
Highest elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	1
Population rank	89=
Population density	0.3/km (0.78/sq mi)

References

The Island of Danna 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. It is part of the Ulva, Danna and the MacCormaig Isles SSSI. Danna is part of the Knapdale National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.

Michael Eyers (1983). Scottish place names: their meanings explained. Sphere, 1983. ISBN 9780863051609. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 61 Jura & Colonsay (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229620.
"Island of Danna". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
Murray, W.H. (1977) The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland. London. Collins. Page 89.
SSSI Designation Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. The nearby Ulva Islands should not be confused with Ulva near Mull.
"National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

v t e National scenic areas in Scotland
Aberdeenshire	Deeside and Lochnagar
Argyll and Bute	Jura Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Knapdale Kyles of Bute Loch Lomond (part) Loch na Keal Lynn of Lorn Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs
Dumfries and Galloway	East Stewartry Coast Fleet Valley Nith Estuary
Highland	Assynt-Coigach Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Cairngorms (part) Cuillin Hills Dornoch Firth Glen Affric Glen Strathfarrar Kintail Knoydart Kyle of Tongue Loch Shiel Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan North West Sutherland Small Isles Trotternish Wester Ross
Moray	Cairngorms (part)
Na h-Eileanan Siar	South Lewis, Harris and North Uist South Uist Machair St Kilda
North Ayrshire	North Arran
Orkney	Hoy and West Mainland
Perth and Kinross	Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon (part) Loch Tummel River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) River Tay (Dunkeld)
Scottish Borders	Eildon and Leaderfoot Upper Tweeddale
Shetland	Shetland
Stirling	Loch Lomond (part) Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon (part) The Trossachs
West Dunbartonshire	Loch Lomond (part)
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v t e Argyll Islands
Argyll Inner Hebrides
Islay	Am Fraoch Eilean Colonsay Eilean Mhic Coinnich Jura Nave Island Oronsay Orsay Scarba Texa
West of Kintyre	Cara Gigalum Gigha
Knapdale and Loch Craignish	Danna Eilean Ceann na Creige Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean Loain Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Rìgh Island Macaskin MacCormaig Isles
Slate Islands	Belnahua Easdale Fladda Luing Seil Shuna Torsa
Firth of Lorn and Loch Linnhe	Bernera Island Castle Stalker Dùn Chonnuill Eileach an Naoimh Eilean Dubh Mòr Garbh Eileach Insh Island Kerrera Lady's Rock Lismore Lunga Maiden Island Shuna Island
Mull	Calve Island Dubh Artach Eorsa Erraid Gometra Inch Kenneth Iona Little Colonsay Samalan Island Skerryvore Staffa Torran Rocks Ulva
Treshnish Isles	Bac Beag Bac Mòr Cairn na Burgh Beag Cairn na Burgh Mòr Fladda Lunga
Coll and Tiree	Eilean Ornsay Gunna
Firth of Clyde	Davaar Eilean Dearg Eilean Dubh Glunimore Sanda Sgat Mòr and Sgat Beag Sheep Island
Unknown	Hinba

Geography

Northern Isles	Shetland list Orkney list
Hebrides	Outer Hebrides list Inner Hebrides list St Kilda
Other	Islands of the Clyde Islands of the Forth Freshwater Islands Outlying Islands Sea Stacks

Prehistory

Prehistoric Orkney	Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Prehistoric Shetland	Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness
Prehistoric Western Isles	Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge

History

Dál Riata	Columba Hinba
Kingdom of the Isles	Scandinavian Scotland Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles Bishop of the Isles
Lordship of the Isles	Treaty of Perth Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster Finlaggan
Earldom of Orkney	Buckquoy spindle-whorl Udal law
18th and 19th Century	Clearances Jacobite risings Flora MacDonald
Literature	Orkneyinga Saga Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Monro) A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Martin) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (Johnson) The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Boswell)

Etymology

General	Scottish island names Northern Isles Hebrides Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
Specific	Arran Gigha Islay Skye St Kilda

Economy

Towns	Kirkwall Lerwick Rothesay Stornoway Stromness
Agencies	Community Energy Scotland Crofters Commission Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Islands Federation
Oil industry	Flotta Sullom Voe

Culture

Shetland	Aly Bain Thomas Fraser Peerie Willie Johnson Shetland Amenity Trust Up Helly Aa Vagaland
Orkney	George Mackay Brown Peter Maxwell Davies F. Marian McNeill Kirkwall Ba game Orkney Heritage Society St Magnus Festival
Outer Hebrides	Compton Mackenzie Fèis Bharraigh Free Church of Scotland Iain Crichton Smith
Inner Hebrides	Islay whisky Runrig Sorley MacLean West Highland Free Press

Politics

Local authorities	Shetland Islands Council Orkney Islands Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Highland Council Argyll and Bute North Ayrshire

Wildlife

Fauna	Fair Isle wren Orkney vole Shetland wren St Kilda field mouse St Kilda wren
Flora	Arran whitebeams Scottish Primrose Shetland Mouse-ear
Domesticated animals	Cairn Terrier Eriskay Pony Hebridean Blackface Luing cattle North Ronaldsay sheep Scottie Sheltie Shetland cattle Shetland Goose Shetland pony Shetland sheep Soay sheep Westie

Geology

Shetland	Geopark Shetland
Geology of Orkney	Eday Group Orcadian Basin Yesnaby Sandstone Group
Hebrides	Colonsay Group Great Estuarine Group Hebridean Terrane Lewisian complex Lorne plateau lavas Moine Supergroup Moine Thrust Belt Mull Rhinns complex Skye Staffa Torridonian
Islands of the Clyde	Highland Boundary Fault

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