Denny Island : diforc'h etre ar stummoù

'''Denny Island''' zo un enezennig e [[Sir Fynwy]], e [[Mor Havren]].

{{dablink|For the small island in [[Chew Valley Lake]], Somerset, see that page. For the island in British Columbia, see

'''Denny Island''' ({{gbmapping|ST459810}}) is a small rocky [[island]] of {{convert|0.24|ha|acre|1|abbr=off}}, with scrub vegetation, in the [[Severn Estuary|mouth]] of the [[River Severn]]. Its rocky southern foreshore marks the boundary between [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Above [[high water mark]], the island is reckoned administratively to [[Monmouthshire]], [[South Wales]]. The island also marks the north-western limit of [[Bristol City Council]]'s water boundary in the Severn estuary.<ref>[http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2007/sep/beating-bristols-water-boundary.en;jsessionid=10F98A2AB56BE787511AAAB782591A54.tcwwwaplaws1 Bristol City Council - Beating Bristol's water boundary]</ref>.

It appears in the historical record for the first time as ''Dunye'', in the charter recording the creation of the county of Bristol in 1373.<ref>{{cite book |last=Harding |first=N. Dermott |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Bristol charters, 1155-1373 p 154-5 |year=1930 |publisher=Bristol Record Society |location= |isbn= }}</ref>.

It gives its name to the Denny Island Fault Zone, a part of the Avon-Solent [[Fracture zone]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kellaway |first=G.A. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1996 |month= |title=Discovery of the Avon-Solent Fracture Zone and its relationship to Bath hot springs. |journal=Environmental Geology |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=34–9 |id= |url= |accessdate= |quote=|doi=10.1007/s002540050076 }}</ref> .

Denny Island was, in 2004, subject to an unsuccessful appeal under Section 6(1) of the [[Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000]] against it appearing on a map of registered common land. <ref>{{cite web | title= Appeal Decision |publisher =Planning Inspectorate, | url= http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/accesswales/wal/appeals_info/documents/dl_1203_e.pdf | format = PDF | month = November | year = 2004 | accessdate=2007-05-21}}</ref> .