Bound Skerry
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.
An aerial view of Grunay with Bound Skerry in background
| Location | |
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  Bound Skerry Bound Skerry shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | HU702719 |
| Coordinates | 60.43°N 0.72°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Out Skerries Shetland |
| Area | 0.05 km² |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [1][2] |
 Bound Skerry Lighthouse in 2009 | |
  Shetland | |
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| Location | Bound Skerry Out Skerries Shetland Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 60.424445°N 0.728064°W |
| Year first constructed | 1854 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1858 (current) |
| Automated | 1972 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Tower height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Focal height | 44 metres (144 ft) |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 20s. |
| Admiralty number | A3807 |
| NGA number | 3420 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-164 |
| Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board[3][4] |
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 German Luftwaffe, because it was suspected to harbour a munitions factory.[1]
References
- 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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