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{{Short description|One of the Scalloway Islands in Scotland}}
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{{Infobox Scottish island
|coordinates = {{coord|60.12|-01.28|display=inline}}
|location_map=Scotland Shetland
|caption=Trondra shown within Shetland
|GridReference=HU398371
|celtic name=
|norse name=Uncertain
|meaning of name=Possibly 'boar island' or from the personal name ''Þrondr''<ref name=Smith/>
|area= {{convert|275|ha|sqmi}}
|area rank= 90=
|highest elevation= {{convert|60|m|ft|0}}
|Population=152<ref name=RESAS>{{RESAS}}</ref>
|population rank= 39
|population density = 55.3 people/km<sup>2</sup><ref name=RESAS/><ref name=Smith/>
|main settlement= 
|island group=[[Mainland, Shetland|Shetland]] 
|local authority=[[Shetland|Shetland Islands]]
|references=<ref name=Smith>{{Haswell-Smith|434}}</ref><ref>{{Ordnance Survey}}</ref><ref name="Keay">Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) ''Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland''. London. HarperCollins.</ref>
}}
'''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 {{convert|275|ha|sqmi}}.

==History==
Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges were built to neighbouring [[Burra, Shetland|Burra]] ([[West Burra|West]] and [[East Burra|East]]) and to the southern [[peninsula]] of the [[Mainland, Shetland|Shetland Mainland]].<ref name="Keay"/> Since then the population has recovered from a low of 20 in 1961.<ref name=Smith/>

A local community hall was opened in 1986.

==Geography==
The main settlement on the island is [[Cauldhame]], which is west of [[Cutts, Shetland|Cutts]], located close to the bridge to mainland Shetland.
[[Image:The Trondra Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Bridge linking Trondra with the Mainland of Shetland]]

==Geology==
Trondra is made up of steeply inclined [[Dalradian]] rocks; mainly quartz and mica rich schists but with some crystalline limestone in the north which provide fertile soils around Cauldhame and Cutts.  The hills are covered in grass and heather, with trees being few and far between, much like the rest of the Shetland Islands.

==Wildlife==
Trondra supports a number of seabirds including many [[gull]]s and [[black guillemot]]s.<ref name="Smith"/>

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 [[Rutabaga|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.

The Burland Croft Trail is one of Shetland's most popular tourist attractions.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Trondra,+United+Kingdom/@60.1153339,-1.3095283,4793m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x489e8de31eebb8a1:0xaae03345eb3b49ef?hl=en Google Earth view]

{{Scalloway Islands}}
{{Shetland}}
{{Islands of Scotland}}
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[[Category:Islands of Shetland]]
[[Category:Scalloway Islands]]


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