Muckle Holm, Yell Sound
For other uses, see Muckle Holm.
 Muckle Holm and the lighthouse on the top | |
  Shetland | |
| Location |
Muckle Holm Yell Sound Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60°34′50″N 1°16′00″W / 60.580660°N 1.266765°WCoordinates: 60°34′50″N 1°16′00″W / 60.580660°N 1.266765°W |
| Year first constructed | 1976 |
| Automated | 1976 |
| Foundation | concrete basement |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Focal height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 10s. |
| Admiralty number | A3818 |
| NGA number | 3452 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-140 |
| Managing agent | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds[1] |
Muckle Holm is a small island in Shetland. It is in Yell Sound, near the Northmavine. It is 23 metres (75 ft) at its highest point.
There is a lighthouse, first lit in 1976.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Muckle Holm The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 May 2016
- ↑ "Muckle Holm". Shetlopedia. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
This article incorporates text from the article Muckle_Holm on Shetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence until September 14, 2007.
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