A view of the house and loch at Garso on North Ronaldsay, with the lighthouse in the distance
Location
North Ronaldsay
North Ronaldsay shown within Orkney
OS grid reference
HY759542
Coordinates
59°22′N2°25′W / 59.37°N 2.42°W / 59.37; -2.42
Physical geography
Island group
Orkney
Area
690 hectares (2.7 sq mi)[3]
Area rank
64 [4]
Highest elevation
20 metres (66 ft)[3]
Administration
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Country
Scotland
Council area
Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population
72[5]
Population rank
50 [4]
Population density
10.4 people/km2[3][5]
Largest settlement
Hollandstoun
References
[6][7]
North Ronaldsay (/ˈrɒnəltsiː/, also /ˈrɒnəldziː/, Scots: North Ronalshee) is the northernmost island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. With an area of 690 hectares (2.7 sq mi), it is the fourteenth-largest.[8] It is mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga; in modern times it is known for its historic lighthouse, migratory bird life and unusual breed of sheep.
^"Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
^Anderson (1873) pdf p. 176
^ abcdHaswell-Smith (2004) p. 400
^ abArea and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
^ abNational 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.
^Orkney Placenames Orkneyjar. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
NorthRonaldsay (/ˈrɒnəltsiː/, also /ˈrɒnəldziː/, Scots: North Ronalshee) is the northernmost island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. With an area...
The NorthRonaldsay or Orkney is a breed of sheep from NorthRonaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. It belongs...
NorthRonaldsay Airport (IATA: NRL, ICAO: EGEN) is located on NorthRonaldsay island, 28 NM (52 km; 32 mi) northeast by north of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands...
Islands in the British Isles are named Ronaldsay: NorthRonaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands South Ronaldsay, the southernmost of the Orkney Islands...
NorthRonaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1852 on the island of NorthRonaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, 43 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was...
South Ronaldsay (/ˈrɒnəltsiː/, also /ˈrɒnəldziː/, Scots: Sooth Ronalshee) is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. It is linked to...
to Bow Head, across to Mull Head (North point of Papa Westray) and on to Seal Skerry (North point of NorthRonaldsay) and thence to Horse Island (South...
mi) from NorthRonaldsay (the most northerly island of Orkney). The entire archipelago lies off the northernmost coast of Scotland, in the North Sea. As...
tip Tofts Ness, the 4 km wide and 20 m deep NorthRonaldsay Firth is crossed to Strom Ness on NorthRonaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands. The...
In his study, he included a version collected from a resident of NorthRonaldsay, in which a "goodman of Wastness", a confirmed bachelor, falls in love...
Scotland, such as the Scottish Fold cat, which dates from 1961. The NorthRonaldsay Sheep is a most unusual breed, subsisting largely on a diet of seaweed...
Brough Ness on the island of South Ronaldsay and Duncansby Head in Caithness. Orkney lies between 58°41′ and 59°24′ north, and 2°22′ and 3°26′ west, measuring...
about 40 years for radiocarbon results from the south as compared to the north. This is because the greater surface area of ocean in the southern hemisphere...
Dennis Loch Loch of Garso Loch Gretchen Hooking Loch (largest loch on NorthRonaldsay) Trolla Vatn Loch of Hyndgreenie Loch of Ness Loch of St Tredwell Loch...
rise to or contributing to existing breeds including the Shetland, NorthRonaldsay, Hebridean and Boreray. The Scottish Dunface was a short-tailed sheep...
of which are now extinct (some do survive, such as the Shetland and NorthRonaldsay). The Dunfaces kept in the Hebrides were very small, with white faces...
types is as follows: grooved ware is found on Mainland, Sanday, and NorthRonaldsay, with Unstan ware found on Mainland and the remaining islands, especially...
cattle native to the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine and Angus in north-eastern Scotland.: 96 In 2018 the breed accounted for over 17% of the beef...
to Bow Head, across to Mull Head (North point of Papa Westray) and on to Seal Skerry (North point of NorthRonaldsay) and thence to Horse Island (South...
In some cases such as NorthRonaldsay this status may not be obvious (it isn't named after a "Ronald", unlike South Ronaldsay). This list omits names...
Dave Holderread (2011). Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks, 2nd edition. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781603427456. J. Ian H. Allonby...
(2000), p. 23 Hibbert (1891), p. 233 "Jo Benn's 1529 Description of NorthRonaldsay", Scran, archived from the original on 1 July 2015, retrieved 2 June...
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