- Ronas Hill
Ronas Hill or Rönies Hill gbm4ibx|HU305835; appears in various spellings) is the highest point of
Mainland, Shetland , and the entire Shetland archipelago.cite book| author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish| year=2004| title=The Scottish Islands| location=Edinburgh| publisher=Canongate| isbn=1841954543] It is a Marilyn, at 450m high.Ronas Hill is on the
Northmavine peninsula, and looks overYell Sound , and across to theAtlantic Ocean , as well as theNorth Sea . Much of Shetland can be seen from here on a clear day, even the higher points ofFair Isle [http://www.visitshetland.com/area-guides/north-mainland/northmavine]On top of the hill, there is a
chambered cairn . [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1414.html] [http://www.almara.shetland.co.uk/Pictures/page19.html]The hill is also a
Ramsar site , and contains many rare Arctic plants. [http://www.visitshetland.com/area-guides/north-mainland/northmavine]References
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