Muckle Roe
Muckle Roe is an island in Shetland, Scotland, in St. Magnus Bay, tae the wast o Mainland, Shetland. It haes a population o aroond 130 fowk, who mainly croft an live in the sooth east o the island.[7][8]
| Norse name | Rauðøy Mikla[1] |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | big reid island |
| Location | |
  Muckle Roe Muckle Roe shawn within the Shetland Islands | |
| OS grid reference | HU317650 |
| Coordinates | 60°22′N 1°25′W / 60.37°N 1.42°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 1,773 hectare (6.8 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 37 [3] |
| Heichest elevation | Mid Ward 172 metre (564 ft)[2] |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 130[4] |
| Population rank | 43 [3] |
| Population density | 7.3 fowk/km2[4][5] |
| Lairgest settlement | Roesound |
 | |
| References | [2][5][6][7] |
References
eedit- ↑ Waugh (2007) p. 541
- ↑ a b Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 406
- ↑ Fraser, Allen (2002) The Edinburgh Geologist: Old Norse and Norn names in Shetland. Issue 39 Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ↑ a b Keay & Keay, (1994) p. 711
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 440