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Isle of Canna
| Canna is the most westerly of the four Small Isles and covers 3000 acres. Previously owned by John Lorne Campbell, it was given to the National Trust for Scotland in 1981. The island is farmed by the National Trust, has ten working crofts and a current population of 16. |  |
The island has also been a bird sanctuary since 1938 and the 157 different species of birds have been monitored annually since 1969.
Canna has many sites of archaeological interest, including nine scheduled monuments, and has links to the Neolithic, Columban and Viking eras.
To find out what's happening on the island, read our news column in West Word every month.
Wendy MacKinnon runs the newly opened Harbour View Tearoom and Craft Shop. The licenced tearoom serves lunches and dinners (open March - October).
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A leaflet on Canna is available
from the National Trust for Scotland, Wemyss House, 28
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4ET. Tel: 0131 243 9300.
An archaeological map of the island is also available from the Royal Commission for Historical and Ancient Monuments, Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NU. |
'Canna, the story of a Hebridean Island' by John Lorne Campbell is published by Cannongate Press and can also be ordered online from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
His widow, an American lady called Margaret Fay Shaw (Campbell), who continued to live in Canna House, wrote her autobiography which was published in 1995. From the Alleghenies to the Hebrides can be ordered online via Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
Margaret Fay Shaw died on 11th December 2004 aged 101.Where to stay
The National Trust for Scotland has several properties on Canna available for holidays.
How to get here
- There are year-round daily sailings to the Small Isles on the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service from Mallaig.
- Arisaig Marine operates day trips in the summer from Arisaig - telephone 01687 450224 for details.
- AquaXplore offers day trips by RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) from Elgol on Skye to Canna.
Take the ferry to another
island:
Eigg - Rum - Muck
Visit other destinations on
the online tour:
Fort
William - Glenfinnan - Lochailort - Arisaig - Morar - Mallaig - Knoydart - Isle
of Skye
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