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Muckle Roe, island, Delting par., Shetland, in St Magnus Bay, 27 miles NW. of Lerwick, pop. 230; is circular in outline, with a diameter of 3J miles, and is separated from the mainland by Roe Sound (200 yards wide at the narrowest); greatest alt. 557 ft.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Delting ScoP Shetland ScoCnty |
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