Muckle Roe

Muckle Roe is an island in , , in St. Magnus Bay, to the west of . It has a population of around 130 people, who mainly croft and live in the south east of the island. 'Muckle' is Scots for 'big' or 'great'.
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  • Island
  • …has about 130 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 560 feet (170 metres)
  • …is also known as “Rooe”
  • Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Linga.
Island
is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. is situated 2½ miles east of Muckle Roe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.
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Locality
( is a narrow isthmus joining the… is situated 2½ miles northeast of Muckle Roe.
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is on Mainland of the .
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Hamlet
is a hamlet in the Westside, , , Scotland. is situated 5 miles south of Muckle Roe.

Muckle Roe

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Latitude
60.36788° or 60° 22′ 4″ north
Longitude
-1.42891° or 1° 25′ 44″ west
Open location code
9CGW9H9C+5C
Geo­Names ID
2642035
Wiki­data ID
Q1273310

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Muckle Roe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Muckle Roe”
  • Bavarian: “Muckle Roe”
  • Catalan: “Muckle Roe”
  • Cebuano: “Muckle Roe Island”
  • Cebuano: “Muckle Roe”
  • Chinese: “馬克爾島”
  • Danish: “Muckle Roe”
  • Dutch: “Muckle Roe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “موكل رو”
  • Faroese: “Muckle Roe”
  • French: “Muckle Roe”
  • Galician: “Muckle Roe”
  • German: “Muckle Roe”
  • Greek: “Μακλ Ρόου”
  • Hebrew: “מקל רו”
  • Italian: “Muckle Roe”
  • Japanese: “マックル・ロー島”
  • Northern Frisian: “Muckle Roe”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Muckle Roe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muckle Roe”
  • Norwegian: “Muckle Roe”
  • Russian: “Макл-Ро”
  • Scots: “Muckle Roe”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Muckle Roe”
  • Spanish: “Muckle Roe”
  • Swedish: “Muckle Roe Island”
  • Swedish: “Muckle Roe”
  • Ukrainian: “Макл-Ро”
  • Welsh: “Muckle Roe”
  • Western Panjabi: “مکل رو”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Busta and Wethersta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mid Ward and Mid Field.

Shetland Islands: Highlights

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