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''You may be looking for [[Sanday]] or [[Handa, Scotland|Handa]].'' |
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'''Sanda''' is a small [[island]] in [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Scotland]], off the southern tip of the [[Kintyre]] peninsula. The island is known for the ruins of a chapel built by [[Saint Ninian]], for its [[Celtic cross]]es and its reputed [[holy well]]. At the southern tip of the island there is a lighthouse built in 1850 by [[Alan Stevenson]]. |
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Sanda can be seen from the Southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula and from the [[Isle of Arran]] on clear days. It is known locally on Arran as "spoon Island"[http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/arran.htm#kildonan] because of its resemblance to an upturned spoon when viewed from the South coast of the island. |
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In the 2001 census, Sanda was one of four Scottish islands with a population of one person. However, since then there has been some development: a [[pub]] was opened in 2003, named ''Byron Darnton'' after the vessel which wrecked on the island in 1946. The Byron Darnton was named after an American war correspondent whose son, [[John Darnton]], also became a journalist and wrote of his visit to the island in 2005 [http://www.mezomorf.com/magazine/news-7464.html]. The island is designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] for its importance for both migrating and breeding birds. Sanda Bird Observatory |
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was the first bird observatory to be set up on the west coast of Scotland. |
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The island is privately owned and has had a number of different owners in its history, including, in 1969, [[Jack Bruce]] of the rock group [[Cream (band)|Cream]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.sanda-island.co.uk/pages/start.html Sanda Island - owners' website] |
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*[http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/sanda.htm Sanda Lighthouse] |
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*[http://www.sibo.abelgratis.co.uk/pages/home.html Sanda Island Bird Observatory] |
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*{{gbmapping|NR725045}} |
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[[Category:Islands of the Clyde]] |
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{{Argyll-geo-stub}} |
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[[fr:Sanda (Écosse)]] |
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Revision as of 01:28, 4 March 2007
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