Lighthouse
Little Holm lighthouse, one of the many beacons in Yell Sound | |
Location | Little Holm Yell Sound Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 60°33′25″N 1°15′52″W / 60.557051°N 1.264523°W / 60.557051; -1.264523 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1976 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Automated | 1975 |
Height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
Shape | quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top |
Markings | white tower |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Light | |
Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
Characteristic | Iso W 4s. |
Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between Northmavine and the island of Yell.
There is a lighthouse here.
In 1983, the Royal Navy cleared ordnance from the area, and their bomb disposal team discovered an unrecorded shipwreck nearby. Its identity is still unknown.
See also
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Shetlopedia: Unidentified Shipwrecks
- Shetlopedia: Little Holm (Yell Sound)
External links
Yell, Shetland | |
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