Muckle Roe
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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. It is not near Little Roe
.
.
In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.
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
, and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse
for "Big Red Island".
There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.
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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. It is not near Little Roe
.
.
In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.
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
, and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse
for "Big Red Island".
There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.
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!Year !! Number of Inhabitants !!
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| 1851||
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. It is not near Little Roe
.
.
In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.
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
, and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse
for "Big Red Island".
There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.
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!Year !! Number of Inhabitants !!
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| 1851||
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Shetland, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, in Saint Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland, Shetland. It has a population of around 100 people, who mainly croft
Crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....
and live in the south east of the island. It is not near Little Roe
Little Roe
-History:The island's name is Norse in origin, from , meaning "small red island" in contradistinction to Muckle Roe, which is not nearby, but in St Magnus BayIn 1841, eleven people lived here, all in the same house.A light beacon has been built on the island....
.
History
The island is referred to in the Orkneyinga sagaOrkneyinga saga
The Orkneyinga saga is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200...
.
In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.
Geography and geology
The island's rock is red granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
for "Big Red Island".
There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.
Population
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!Year !! Number of Inhabitants !!
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| 1851||
Muckle Roe is an island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Shetland, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, in Saint Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland, Shetland. It has a population of around 100 people, who mainly croft
Crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....
and live in the south east of the island. It is not near Little Roe
Little Roe
-History:The island's name is Norse in origin, from , meaning "small red island" in contradistinction to Muckle Roe, which is not nearby, but in St Magnus BayIn 1841, eleven people lived here, all in the same house.A light beacon has been built on the island....
.
History
The island is referred to in the Orkneyinga sagaOrkneyinga saga
The Orkneyinga saga is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200...
.
In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.
Geography and geology
The island's rock is red granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
for "Big Red Island".
There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.
Population
{||-
!Year !! Number of Inhabitants !!
|-
| 1851||
Muckle Roe is an island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Shetland, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, in Saint Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland, Shetland. It has a population of around 100 people, who mainly croft
Crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....
and live in the south east of the island. It is not near Little Roe
Little Roe
-History:The island's name is Norse in origin, from , meaning "small red island" in contradistinction to Muckle Roe, which is not nearby, but in St Magnus BayIn 1841, eleven people lived here, all in the same house.A light beacon has been built on the island....
.
History
The island is referred to in the Orkneyinga sagaOrkneyinga saga
The Orkneyinga saga is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200...
.
In 1905, a bridge was built between Muckle Roe, and the Shetland Mainland, over Roe Sound.
Geography and geology
The island's rock is red granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, and the dominant feature is an ancient extinct volcano, which gives the island its name - Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
for "Big Red Island".
There are crofts in the east and south east. The rest of the island is lochan-studded moorland.
Population
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!Year !! Number of Inhabitants !!
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| 1851||