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Sanda (Scottish Gaelic: Sandaigh) is a small privately owned island off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend and Dunaverty Castle.
On clear days Sanda can be seen from the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, from the Isle of Arran and from northeast County Antrim. It is known locally on Arran as "Spoon Island" because of its resemblance to an upturned spoon when viewed from the South coast of the island.
At the southern tip of the island is the lighthouse built in 1850 by Alan Stevenson. When seen from the sea to the south, the natural arch, and the lighthouse on the rock can look like a ship, hence its name "The Ship" on marine charts.
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- Landmark