| Scottish Gaelic name | Rònaigh[1] |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈrˠɔːnaj] |
| Old Norse name | Hraun eyer |
| Meaning of name | Norse for "rough islands" |
| Location | |
  Rona Rona shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NG619563 |
| Coordinates | 57°32′24″N 5°58′41″W / 57.54°N 5.978°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Skye |
| Area | 930 hectares (3.6 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 52 [3] |
| Highest elevation | Meall na h-Acarsaid 125 metres (410 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3[4] |
| Population rank | 80= [3] |
| Population density | 0.3 people/km2[4][5] |
| Largest settlement | An Acarsaid Mhòr |
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| References | [5][6] |
Rona[7] (Scottish Gaelic: Rònaigh), sometimes called South Rona to distinguish it from North Rona (a small uninhabited island to the northwest of Cape Wrath), is an inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides. It lies between the Sound of Raasay and the Inner Sound just north of the neighbouring island of Raasay and east of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye. It has a total area of 930 hectares (3.6 sq mi) and a population of 3.
Rona Lighthouse is situated on the island.
- ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Get-a-Map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ 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) pp. 168-73
- ^ 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
- ^ "Rona/Ronaigh". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 19 June 2019.