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Ronas Hill

Photo: Ronas Hill, a 450m hill near Hillswick, the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Ronas Hill

© Mike Pennington / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Mike Pennington / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ronas Hill

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Ronas Hill rises to 450 m (1,476 ft) in Shetland Islands. It is one of the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It is the highest point of Shetland Islands. It is one of 18 hills the Albion Guide lists in Shetland Islands.

The nearest other hill is White Grunafirth, 4 km to the south-west.

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More places to visit near Ronas Hill

Photo of Lang Ayre, a beach near Hillswick, the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Lang Ayre

Beach near Hillswick

A remote red-shingle beach below the slopes of Ronas Hill in Northmavine, reached only on foot.

2.5 km NW

Photo of The Drongs, a visitor attraction near Hillswick in Shetland, the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

The Drongs

Attraction near Hillswick

A cluster of jagged sea stacks rising off Braewick near Eshaness, a classic Northmavine seascape.

9.2 km SW

Photo of Tangwick Haa Museum, a visitor attraction near Hillswick in Shetland, the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Tangwick Haa Museum

Attraction near Hillswick

A local-history museum in a restored 17th-century laird's house at Eshaness, Northmavine.

9.3 km SW

Photo of Uyea, a visitor attraction in Shetland, the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Uyea

Attraction

A golden tombolo linking to a rocky islet of stacks and turquoise pools at the far north-west of the Mainland.

9.3 km N · Shetland Islands

Photo of Eshaness Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Hillswick in Shetland, the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Eshaness Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Hillswick

A squat clifftop lighthouse on the exposed Northmavine coast, a landmark above the Eshaness cliffs.

11.1 km SW

Photo of Yell, an island in the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Yell

Island near Mid Yell

Large peaty island on the way to Unst, known for otters, the Old Haa museum at Burravoe and the Gloup disaster memorial

13.9 km E