Little Roe

Little Roe is an island in Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands

History

The island's name is Norse in origin, from , meaning "small red island" in contradistinction to Muckle Roe, which is "not" nearby, but in St Magnus BayIn 1841, eleven people lived here, all in the same house.Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.] A light beacon has been built on the island.

Geography and geology

The island's name derives from its red granite. It is at coord|60.4982|-1.2682|display=inline,title|region:GB-ZET_type:isle, due east of the Northmavine at the entrance to Sullom Voe. [ [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featuremap1814.html Gazetteer for Scotland at Edinburgh University: Map of Lamba] ]
Lamba is due north, and Uynarey, Brother Isle and Bigga between it and Yell

Wildlife

Otters occasionally visit here, and puffins and storm petrels also nest here.

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