Bound Skerry

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An aerial view of Grunay with Bound Skerry in background
Bound Skerry
Location
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Bound Skerry
Bound Skerry shown within Scotland
OS grid reference HU702719
Coordinates 60°25′26″N0°43′41″W / 60.424°N 0.728°W / 60.424; -0.728 Coordinates: 60°25′26″N0°43′41″W / 60.424°N 0.728°W / 60.424; -0.728
Physical geography
Island group Out Skerries Shetland
Area0.05 km
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population0
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References [1] [2]
Bound Skerry Lighthouse OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Bound Skerry Lighthouse in 2009
Constructed1858  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Built by David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructionstone  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Automated7 April 1972  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height30 m (98 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operator Northern Lighthouse Board   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Heritagecategory B listed building  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height44 m (144 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Intensity159,000 candela  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 20s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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It has a lighthouse on it, which was built in 1857 at a cost of £21,000. [3] [4] 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 German Luftwaffe, because it was suspected to harbour a munitions factory. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
  2. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. Out Skerries Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 29 May 2016