Trondra
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| Trondra | |
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| Location | |
  Trondra
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| Trondra shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | HU398371 |
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| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 275 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 91= |
| Highest elevation: | 60 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 133 |
| Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands): | 38= out of 97 |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Shetland |
| Local Authority: | Shetland Islands |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
Trondra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway and has an area of 275 hectares (just over 1 square mile).
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[edit] History
Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges were built to neighbouring Burra (West and East) and to the southern peninsula of the Shetland Mainland.[4] Since then the population has recovered.
A local community hall was opened in 1986.
[edit] Composition
Settlements on the island include:
- Burland - Burland houses one of Shetland's most popular tourist attractions - the Burland Croft Trail.
- Cauldhame
- Cutts
- Glendale
[edit] Geology
Trondra is made up of old red sandstone.[2]
The island lacks peat, but traditionally the islanders have had permission to cut it on nearby Papa.[2]
[edit] Wildlife
Trondra supports a number of seabirds including many gulls and black guillemots.[2]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c d Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins.
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