Shuna, Loch Linnhe
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| Shuna | |
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| Location | |
 Shuna
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| Shuna shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM916490 |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 155 ha (383 acres) |
| Area rank | 122 |
| Highest elevation | Tom an t-Seallaidh 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Loch Linnhe |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Shuna Island is an island in Loch Linnhe, offshore from Appin. The island is characterised by a table topped hill at its southern end.[4]
Castle Shuna a small tower-house, now in ruins lies at the south end[5]
The island forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[6]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ "Overview of Shuna". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1541.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Castle Shuna". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=23289. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "National Scenic Areas". SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
Coordinates: 56°35′14″N 5°23′43″W / 56.58722°N 5.39528°W
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