South Rona
Rona, sometimes called South Rona to distinguish it from North Rona, is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides. It lies between the Sound of Raasay and the Inner Sound just north of the neighbouring island of Raasay and east of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides
- Also known as: “Rona” and “South Rona Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rona Lighthouse and Eilean Garbh.
Rona Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rona Lighthouse is a lighthouse in South Rona, Scotland. The lighthouse is managed by the Northern Lighthouse Board. It is Category B listed. The light should not be confused with the 1984 light located on the island of North Rona.
Eilean Garbh
Islet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Garbh is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles south of South Rona.
South Rona
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover South Rona from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“South Rona” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Rònaigh”
- Breton: “South Rona”
- Catalan: “Rona”
- Catalan: “South Rona”
- Cebuano: “Island of Rona”
- Chinese: “南罗纳岛”
- Chinese: “南羅納島”
- Dutch: “Rona”
- Dutch: “South Rona”
- French: “Rona”
- French: “South Rona”
- German: “Rona”
- German: “Ronaigh”
- German: “Rònaigh”
- German: “South Rona”
- Greek: “Σάουθ Ρόνα”
- Irish: “Rònaigh, Sgitheanach”
- Irish: “Rònaigh”
- Japanese: “サウス・ロナ島”
- Latin: “Rona”
- Low German: “Rona”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “South Rona”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rona”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rònaigh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “South Rona”
- Swedish: “Island of Rona”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cuaig and Kalnakill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Loch a‘ Bhraige and Sgath a‘ Bhannaich.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Rona”. Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.