Rousee
(Reguidit frae Rousay)
Rousee (Inglis: Rousay; Auld Norse: Hrólfsey meanin Rolf's Island) is a smaw, hilly island aboot 3 km (1.9 mi) north o The Mainland, Orkney.
| Norse name | Hrólfsey[1] |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse for "Hrolf's island" |
 Trumland Hoose on Rousay, designed bi David Bryce wha an aa designed Balfour Castle on Shapinsay. | |
| Location | |
  Rousee Rousay shawn athin Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY407309 |
| Coordinates | 59°10′N 3°02′W / 59.17°N 3.03°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Aurie | 4,860 hectare (18.8 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 23 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | Blotchnie Fiold 249 metre (817 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Orkney Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 216[3] |
| Population rank | 30 [2] |
| Population density | 4.4 people/km2[3][4] |
| Lairgest settlement | Banks |
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| References | [4][5][6][7] |
References
eedit- ↑ Orkney Placenames Archived 2000-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. Orkneyjar. Retrieved 24 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) pp. 383-86
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 5 Orkney (Northern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228111.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Pedersen, Roy (Januar 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
Coordinates: 59°10′N 3°02′W / 59.167°N 3.033°W
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