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Roa Island, Barrow-in-Furness
Roa Island
civil parish:-   Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   island
coordinates:-   SD23256491 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD2364
10Km square:-   SD26


photograph
BPP49.jpg  From the causeway.
(taken 16.8.2008)  
photograph
CAG02.jpg  From the lifeboat station.
(taken 4.4.2014)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Lan 28 1) 
placename:-  Roa Island
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-   old text:- Mackenzie 1776
placename:-  Ro Island
source data:-   Charts, and sailing directions, Nautical Descriptions of the West Coast of Great Britain, Bristol Channel to Cape Wrath, by Murdoch Mackenzie, published London, 1776.
image MK10P18, button  goto source
Page 18:-  "... ..."
"To sail into Piel-of-Foudray from the S.; first ... or come to an anchor farther up, on the W. or N.W. side of Ro Island, about half a cable's-length from the high-water mark, and ride, or moor, with no more than half a cable out."
"To sail into Piel-of-Foudray from the N.; ... anchor in the bight, or near Ro Island, as directed in the preceding paragraph."

evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
image
GAR2SD26.jpg
island 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old text:- Admiralty 1933
placename:-  Roa Island
item:-  Piel Villagepilot, Barrow Docks
source data:-   image AY01p376, button  goto source
Page 376:-  "Roa island is connected to the mainland northward of it by a railway embankment. A rubble causeway, which is awash at high water springs, connects Foulney island to this embankment. The village of Piel, in which the pilots reside, stands on this island. A wooden boat slip extends southward from the island."
"..."
"There is a landing pier on the eastern side of Piel island."
image AY01p364, button  goto source
Page 364:-  "The Trinity House pilots for Barrow mostly reside on Roa island; telegraphic messages should be addressed to "Pilot station, Barrow.""


photograph
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BUW03.jpg  From Walney Island.
(taken 1.7.2011)  
photograph
CAG07.jpg  East of the Roa Island Road; the map says 'Sand and Mud'.
(taken 1.7.2011)  

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