Bound Skerry
| Location | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | HU702719 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Out Skerries Shetland |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [1][2] |
 Bound Skerry Lighthouse in 2009 | |
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| Location | Bound Skerry Out Skerries Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60°25′30″N 0°43′37″W / 60.4249°N 0.7269°W |
| Constructed | 1854 (first) |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1972 |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[3][4] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1858 (current) |
| Focal height | 44 metres (144 ft) |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 20s. |
Bound Skerry is part of the Out Skerries group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of Scotland.
It has a lighthouse on it, which was built in 1857 at a cost of £21,000. Robert Louis Stevenson's family were lighthouse builders, and his signature can be seen in its guestbook.[1] The keepers lived on nearby Grunay.
The island was bombed twice in World War II by the Germans, who thought it was a munitions factory.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ Out Skerries The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2016
- ^ Out Skerries Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 29 May 2016
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