| Old Norse name | Rauðøy Mikla[1] |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | big red island |
 Muckle Ayre | |
| Location | |
  Muckle Roe Muckle Roe shown within the Shetland Islands | |
| OS grid reference | HU317650 |
| Coordinates | 60°22′N 1°25.5′W / 60.367°N 1.4250°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 1,773 hectares (6.8 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 37 [3] |
| Highest elevation | Mid Ward 172 metres (564 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 130[4] |
| Population rank | 43 [3] |
| Population density | 7.3people/km2[4][5] |
 | |
| References | [2][5][6][7] |
| Muckle Roe Lighthouse Swarbacks Minn | |
 Muckle Roe Lighthouse | |
| Coordinates | 60°20′57″N 1°27′03″W / 60.349232°N 1.450732°W |
| Constructed | 1897 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) cast iron tower (first) |
| Height | 7 metres (23 ft) (current) 8 metres (26 ft) (first) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top (current) octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[9] |
| First lit | 2001 (current) |
| Deactivated | 2001 (first) |
| Focal height | 30 metres (98 ft) (current) |
| Lens | 3rd order Fresnel lens (first) |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) (red) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 3s.[8] |
Muckle Roe is an island in Shetland, Scotland, in St. Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland. It has a population of around 130 people, who mainly croft and live in the south east of the island.[7][10]
'Muckle' is Scots for 'big' or 'great'.
- ^ Waugh (2007) p. 541
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 406
- ^ Fraser, Allen (2002) The Edinburgh Geologist: Old Norse and Norn names in Shetland. Issue 39 Archived 16 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ a b Keay & Keay, (1994) p. 711
- ^ Muckle Roe marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 440