Danna, Scotland

Island of Danna

Scottish Gaelic name	Danna
Pronunciation	[ˈt̪an̪ˠə] ⓘ
Meaning of name	Danes' island (from Old Norse Danaey) [1]
An empty farmhouse on Danna
Location
Island of Danna Danna shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR695785
Coordinates	55°56′N5°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  [2]
Highest elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	5 [3]
Population rank	80=  [2]
Population density	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) [3] [4]
References	[4] [5]

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. ^[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]

Footnotes

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. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
3. "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
4. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
5. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 61 Jura & 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 Designation Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine . The nearby Ulva Islands should not be confused with Ulva near Mull.
8. "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

55°56′41″N5°41′27″W / 55.94472°N 5.69083°W / 55.94472; -5.69083