Old Photograph Bridge Muckle Roe Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Muckle Roe, an island in St. Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland. " Muckle " is Scots for " big " or " great ". In 1905 a bridge was built between Muckle Roe and the Shetland Mainland over Roe Sound. The construction was of iron and concrete and its completion was followed by a reversal in the population decline seen in the 19th and earlier 20th centuries. A replacement bridge was built in 1999. The island's rock is red granite, which gives the island its name, a combination of Scots and Old Norse meaning " big red island. "



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