Canna, Scotland
Canna (/ˈkænə/; Scottish Gaelic: Canaigh, Eilean Chanaigh) is the westernmost of the Small Isles archipelago, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is linked to the neighbouring island of Sanday by a road and sandbanks at low tide. The island is 4.3 miles (6.9 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. The isolated skerries of Hyskeir and Humla lie 6.2 miles (10.0 km) south-west of the island.
| Scottish Gaelic name | Canaigh, Eilean Chanaigh |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈkʰanaj] ⓘ, [ˈelan ˈxanaj] ⓘ |
Isle of Canna, viewed from Rum | |
| Location | |
Canna Canna shown within Lochaber | |
| OS grid reference | NG244058 |
| Coordinates | 57.06°N 6.55°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Small Isles |
| Area | 1,130 hectares (4.4 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 46 |
| Highest elevation | Càrn a' Ghaill 210 metres (689 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 15(October 2021) |
| Population rank | 67 |
| Population density | 1 person/km2 |
| References | |
Isle of Canna Small automatic lighthouse on the eastern tip of Sanday | |
| Location | Isle of Sanday Highland Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57.0471°N 6.4659°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1907 |
| Construction | metal tower |
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s. |
The islands were left to the National Trust for Scotland by their previous owners, the highly important Celtic studies scholars John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw, in 1981, and are run as a farm and conservation area. Canna House, one of two big houses on the island (the other being Tighard), contains Shaw and Campbell's important archives of Scottish Gaelic literature, folklore, and folk song materials that were donated with the islands to the nation. Since then the National Trust has engaged in new initiatives to attract new residents and visitors to Canna. However, these initiatives have enjoyed only limited success, and in December 2017 it was announced that the trust would be devolving to the island community the responsibility for attracting and retaining new residents.