Trondra

Trondra

Location
Trondra Trondra shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU398371
Coordinates	60°07′N 1°17′W / 60.12°N 01.28°W / 60.12; -01.28
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Area	275 hectares (1.06 sq mi)
Area rank	90=
Highest elevation	60 metres (197 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population	135
Population rank	42
Population density	49 people/km2
References

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 (1.06 sq mi).

Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges were built to neighbouring Burra (West and East) and to the southern peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. Since then the population has recovered from a low of 20 in 1961.

A local community hall was opened in 1986.

Settlements on the island include:

Trondra is made up of old red sandstone. 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.

Trondra supports a number of seabirds including many gulls and black guillemots.

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.

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") 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.

Coordinates: 60°07′N 1°17′W / 60.117°N 1.283°W / 60.117; -1.283