Trondra
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Trondra is one of the Scalloway Islands
, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands
in Scotland
. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway
and has an area of 275 hectares (1.1 sq mi).
(West and East
) and to the southern peninsula
of the Shetland Mainland. Since then the population has recovered.
A local community hall was opened in 1986.
. The hills are covered in grass and heather, with trees being few and far between, much like the rest of the Shetland Islands.
The island lacks peat
, but traditionally the islanders have had permission to cut it on nearby Papa
.
s and black guillemot
s.
There are many fields of sheep and a few of Shetland ponies throughout the island. There is a variety of other wildlife present on and around the isle, such as hedgehogs, sparrows, starlings, seals and porpoises.
"Da Peerie Neep" ("The Wee Turnip
") is a recently founded annual event which takes place in the Trondra hall and involves various neep related events such as "Toss the Neep".
Trondra usually enters a male and female squad in the Scalloway Fire Festival, which takes place in early January each year.
Scalloway Islands
The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland . They form a mini-archipelago and include:* Burra ** West Burra...
, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands
Shetland is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway
Scalloway
Scalloway is the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, Shetland with a population of approximately 812, at the 2001 census...
and has an area of 275 hectares (1.1 sq mi).
History
Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges were built to neighbouring BurraBurra
West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is connected by bridge to East Burra. With an area of , it is the eleventh largest of the Shetland Islands.-Geography:...
(West and East
East Burra
East Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is connected by a bridge to West Burra.With an area of two square miles, it is the eleventh largest of the Shetland Islands....
) and to the southern peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
of the Shetland Mainland. Since then the population has recovered.
A local community hall was opened in 1986.
Composition
Settlements on the island include:- Burland - Burland houses one of Shetland's most popular tourist attractions - the Burland Croft Trail.
- Cauldhame
- CuttsCuttsCutts is a settlement in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It is situated on the island of Trondra off the west coast of Shetland Mainland....
- Glendale
- Scarfataing
Geology
Trondra is made up of old red sandstoneOld Red Sandstone
The Old Red Sandstone is a British rock formation of considerable importance to early paleontology. For convenience the short version of the term, 'ORS' is often used in literature on the subject.-Sedimentology:...
. The hills are covered in grass and heather, with trees being few and far between, much like the rest of the Shetland Islands.
The island lacks peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
, but traditionally the islanders have had permission to cut it on nearby Papa
Papa, Shetland
Papa is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands.-Footnotes:...
.
Wildlife
Trondra supports a number of seabirds including many gullGull
Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
s and black guillemot
Black Guillemot
The Black Guillemot or Tystie is a medium-sized alcid.Adult birds have black bodies with a white wing patch, a thin dark bill, and red legs and feet. They show white wing linings in flight. In winter, the upperparts are pale grey and the underparts are white. The wings remain black with the large...
s.
There are many fields of sheep and a few of Shetland ponies throughout the island. There is a variety of other wildlife present on and around the isle, such as hedgehogs, sparrows, starlings, seals and porpoises.
Leisure activities
Trondra has 2 rowing teams, male and female, which compete in the summertime rowing regattas around Shetland and the annual 'Round Trondra Race'."Da Peerie Neep" ("The Wee Turnip
Rutabaga
The rutabaga, swede , turnip or yellow turnip is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip; see Triangle of U...
") is a recently founded annual event which takes place in the Trondra hall and involves various neep related events such as "Toss the Neep".
Trondra usually enters a male and female squad in the Scalloway Fire Festival, which takes place in early January each year.