Shuna, Loch Linnhe

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Shuna, Loch Linnhe
Location
Shuna, Loch Linnhe (Scotland)
Shuna, Loch Linnhe
Shuna, Loch Linnhe
Shuna, Loch Linnhe shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NM916490
Names
Gaelic name:


Area and Summit
Area: 155 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 122
Highest elevation: Tom an t-Seallaidh 71 m
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Loch Linnhe
Local Authority: Argyll and Bute
Scotland
References: [1][2][3]

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]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  4. ^ Overview of Shuna. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  5. ^ Castle Shuna. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.

Coordinates: 56°35′14″N 5°23′43″W / 56.58722, -5.39528

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