Rousay

Rousay is one of the , separated by a mile-wide strait from Orkney Mainland. Its name is Norse, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island, and it's small and hilly, only 5 by 3 miles, with a population of 219 in 2011.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kierfea Hill and Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn.

Peak
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is a peak.

Archaeological site
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is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in , . The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads.

Archaeological site
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The is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, , . The name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as , that lies just west of the tomb.

Rousay

Latitude
59.1632° or 59° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.0364° or 3° 2′ 11″ west
Population
216
Elevation
512 feet (156 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ROU
Open location code
9CFR5X77+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569534
Geo­Names ID
2639058
Wiki­data ID
Q1551897
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Rousay” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rousay”
  • Asturian: “Rousay”
  • Basque: “Rousay”
  • Bulgarian: “Роусай”
  • Cebuano: “Rousay”
  • Chinese: “劳赛岛”
  • Chinese: “勞賽島”
  • Czech: “ostrov v Orknejském souostroví”
  • Czech: “Rousay”
  • Danish: “Rousay”
  • Dutch: “Rousay”
  • French: “Rousay”
  • German: “Rousay”
  • Greek: “Ράουσι”
  • Hebrew: “רוסי”
  • Italian: “Rousay”
  • Japanese: “ラウジー島”
  • Japanese: “ラウゼー島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rousay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rousay”
  • Norwegian: “Rousay”
  • Russian: “Раузи”
  • Scots: “Rousay”
  • Scots: “Rousee”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Romhsaigh”
  • Spanish: “Rousay”
  • Swedish: “Rousay”
  • Welsh: “Rousay”

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