A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Meikle Roe, an island of Delting parish, Shetland, in St Magnus Bay, 27 miles NNW of Lerwick. Separated from the mainland by Roe Sound (200 yards wide at the narrowest), it has a somewhat circular outline, with a diameter of 3¼ miles. It contains eighteen little freshwater lochs, and rises in South Ward at the centre to 557 feet above sea-level. Pop. (1851) 290, (1871) 216, (1881) 230.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Delting ScoP Shetland ScoCnty |
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