Place:Ronay, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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NameRonay
TypeIsland
Coordinates57.4893°N 7.1822°W
Located inInverness-shire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
Also located inOuter Hebrides, Scotland     (1975 - 1996)
Western Isles, Scotland     (1996 - )
See alsoBenbecula, Inverness-shire, Scotlandisland to which it is attached administratively

From The Gazetteer for Scotland

"A significant island facing the Little Minch at the eastern end of the channel between North Uist and Benbecula, Ronay (Gael: Ronaigh) extends to 563 ha (1391 acres) in area. This craggy island has a highly indented coastline and rises to 115m (377 feet) at Beinn a' Charnain. Once supporting a population exceeding 150, Ronay's impoverished land resulted in most of the people being cleared by the 1870s. By the 1930s the island was uninhabited."

For further information see Benbencula.