North Ronalshee
North Ronalshee is the northrenmaist island in the Orkney airchipelago o Scotland.
| Gaelic name | N/A |
|---|---|
| Norse name | Rínansey[1] |
| Meanin o name | Old Norse, possibly "Ringa's Isle"[2] |
 A view of the house and loch at Garso on North Ronaldsay, with the lighthouse in the distance | |
| Location | |
  North Ronalshee North Ronaldsay shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY759542 |
| Coordinates | 59°22′N 2°25′W / 59.37°N 2.42°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Aurie | 690 hectare (2.7 sq mi)[2] |
| Aurie rank | 64 [3] |
| Heichest elevation | 20 metre (66 ft)[2] |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Orkney Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 72[4] |
| Population rank | 50 [3] |
| Population density | 10.4 fowk/km2[2][4] |
| Lairgest settlement | Hollandstoun |
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| References | [5][6] |
References
eedit- ↑ Anderson (1873) pdf p. 176
- ↑ a b c d Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 400
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Orkney Placenames Archived 2000-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Orkneyjar. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 5 Orkney (Northern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228111.
Soorces
eedit- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873) The Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- Pálsson, Hermann an Edwards, Paul Geoffrey (1981). Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney. Penguin Classics. ISBN 0-14-044383-5
Coordinates: 59°22′24″N 2°25′33″W / 59.37339°N 2.42583°W
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