The fascinating history of life on Ronay Island

Ronay Island’s ecology has seen human and animal activities for centuries. Although the last significant human settlement was abandoned around 200 years ago, it is clear to see the way the land has been adapted to fit the purposes of the times. We can still find ruins of houses, dams, and even a school, and over the years there will have been grazing herds of cattle and sheep, cultivation of crops, peat cutting, muirburn and harvesting of seaweed on the shores.