Muckle Roe

Muckle Roe
Muckle Roe
Location
Muckle Roe is located in Scotland
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Muckle Roe
Muckle Roe shown within Scotland
OS grid reference HU317650
Names
Norse name Mikla Rauðey
Meaning of name Old Norse for "big red island"
Area and summit
Area 1,773 hectares (6.8 sq mi)
Area rank 37
Highest elevation Mid Ward 172 metres (564 ft)
Population
Population 104
Population rank 45 out of 97
Main settlement Roesound
Groupings
Island group Shetland
Local Authority Shetland Islands
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References [1][2][3][4][5]
If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census.

Muckle Roe is an island in Shetland, Scotland, in Saint Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland, Shetland. It has a population of around 100 people, who mainly croft and live in the south east of the island.[2][5] It is not near Little Roe.

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History

The island is referred to in the Orkneyinga saga.[6]

In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.[5]

Geography and geology

Muckle Ayre Beach

Muckle Roe is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) in diameter, with high cliffs in the south. Its highest point is Mid Ward 172 metres (564 ft).

The island's rock is red granite,[2] and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse for "Big Red Island".[2][5]

There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.[7]

Population

Year Number of Inhabitants
1851
290
1871
216
1881
230
1961
103
1971
94
1981
101
1991
115
2001
104


References

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ a b c d Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543. 
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/. 
  4. ^ Fraser, Allen (2002) The Edinburgh Geologist: Old Norse and Norn names in Shetland. Issue 39 Retrieved 14 April 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ "Overview of Muckle Roe". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1102.html. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 

Coordinates: 60°22′N 1°25.5′W / 60.367°N 1.425°W / 60.367; -1.425



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