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A vision of Britain through time
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Rona, an island of Portree parish, Inverness-shire, in the belt of sea between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Ross-shire, ½ mile N by E of Raasay, 8½i miles NW of Applecross village, and 11½ NNE of Portree Extending 4¾ miles north-by-eastward, and nowhere more than 1¼ mile broad, it forms a ridge nearly in a line with Raasay; rises to an extreme altitude of 404 feet above sea-level; is separated, by deep irregular vales, into a series of rocky hills; presents an appearance prevailingly tame and cheerless; is appropriated chiefly to the rearing of black cattle; contains a scattered village and some arable ground at the head of a small bay; has a tolerably good harbour, called Acairseid Haven; and is crowned with a lighthouse, built in 1857 at a cost of £5063, and showing flashin white light every 12 seconds, visible at the distance of 20 nautical miles. Pop. (1841) 165, (1861) 147, (1871) 157, (1881) 159.—Ord. Sur., sh. 81, 1882.
(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: | Portree ScoP Inverness Shire ScoCnty Ross Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Rona |
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