Scenes from North Rona

In 2011 I was fortunate to spend two consecutive summer days on North Rona. The grass was tall, the sun was shining, the sea was calm, and the skuas were dive bombing. I spent my time exploring the village and St Ronan's cell, enjoying the view from atop the lighthouse on Toa Rona, climbing over the ridge to see Tunnel Cave and the site of Fraser Darling's camp. Best of all was standing at the western tip of this fascinating isle, where the only land to be seen in the sea were the two humpy rocks of tiny Sulaisgeir.

Here are a few photos from two long Rona walkabouts.

Memorial stone to Malcom MacDonald and Murdo Mackay

Inside St Ronan's Cell

St Ronan's Church and Cell

Memorial stone and the church

Toa Rona and the lighthouse

The north end seen from the ridge

Tunnel Cave

Toa Rona seen from the north end

The lighthouse

North end panorama

Skua soaring over the village

Entrance to Ronan's Cell

Researcher's shack

A well stocked shack

Beehive dwelling in the village - Sula in the distance

Sula seen from Rona (zoom)