| Old Norse name | Svíney; Swefney |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Sweyn's Island; Pig/whale island |
 Swona, viewed from South Ronaldsay | |
| Location | |
  Swona Swona shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | ND387844 |
| Coordinates | 58°44′34″N 3°03′29″W / 58.74279°N 3.05815°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 92 ha (230 acres) |
| Area rank | 153 [1] |
| Highest elevation | Warbister Hill 41 m (135 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
 | |
| References | [3][4][5][6] |
| Swona Lighthouse | |
 The beacon on The Tarf, Swona | |
| Coordinates | 58°44′15″N 3°04′14″W / 58.737451°N 3.070497°W |
| Constructed | 1906 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower (current) cast iron tower (first) |
| Automated | 1983 |
| Height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with external ladder, balcony and light |
| Markings | white tower |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[8] |
| First lit | 1983 (current)[7] |
| Deactivated | 1983 (first) |
| Focal height | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 8s. |
Swona is an uninhabited privately owned island in the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland. It has a herd of feral cattle resulting from the abandonment of stock in 1974.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 7 Orkney (Southern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228135.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
- ^ Swona Lighthouse Canmore. Retrieved 17 February 2024
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 28 May 2016.