Ronay

Ronay
Scottish Gaelic nameRònaigh
Old Norse nameHrauney
Meaning of name"Rough island" from Norse
Location
Ronay is located in Outer Hebrides
Ronay
Ronay
Ronay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF895555
Coordinates57°29′N 7°11′W / 57.48°N 7.18°W / 57.48; -7.18
Physical geography
Island groupUist and Barra
Area563 ha
Area rank69 [1]
Highest elevationBeinn á Charnain 115 m
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Populationuninhabited since 1920s
Lymphad
References[2][3][4][5]
Bagh Mòr on Grimsay, with Ronay in distance

Ronay (Scottish Gaelic: Rònaigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, which lies a short distance off the east coast of Grimsay.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
  5. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2007.