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South Ronaldsay
South Ronaldsay is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. It is linked to the Orkney Mainland by the Churchill Barriers, running via Burray, Glimps Holm and Lamb Holm.
==Geography and geology==
With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the Orkney islands after The Mainland, Hoy and Sanday.〔 Ferries sail from Burwick on the island to John o' Groats on the Scottish mainland and from St Margaret's Hope to Gills Bay.〔Wenham, Sheena "The South Isles" in Omand (2003) p. 212.〕
South Ronaldsay's main village is St Margaret's Hope, Orkney's third largest settlement. It is named either after Margaret, Maid of Norway, the heir to the Scottish throne who died in Orkney age seven〔Wenham, Sheena "The South Isles" in Omand (2003) p. 211.〕 or possibly St. Margaret. The village has a small blacksmith's museum and is known for its annual Boys' Ploughing Match. During this event young girls and boys dressed in dark jackets play the part of the horses and young boys using miniature ploughs compete with one another at ploughing a 4-foot square rig in the nearby sands.〔
The cardinal points of the island are Ayre of Cara, by Churchill Barrier no. 4 (north), Grim Ness (east), Brough Ness, (south) and Hoxa Head, (west). The highest elevation is Ward Hill, which reaches . This name is common one in Orkney for the highest point on an island and comes from the historic use of these places used for the lighting of warning beacons.〔("Orkney Placenames - natural elements" ) Orkneyjar. Retrieved 15 July 2007.〕
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