Bound Skerry

An aerial view of Grunay with Bound Skerry in background
Bound Skerry
Location
Bound Skerry is located in Shetland
Bound Skerry
Bound Skerry
Bound Skerry shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU702719
Coordinates60°25′26″N 0°43′41″W / 60.424°N 0.728°W / 60.424; -0.728
Physical geography
Island groupOut Skerries Shetland
Area0.05 km
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[1][2]
Bound Skerry Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Bound Skerry Lighthouse in 2009
Constructed1858 Edit this on Wikidata
Built byDavid Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionstone Edit this on Wikidata
Automated7 April 1972 Edit this on Wikidata
Height30 m (98 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board Edit this on Wikidata
Heritagecategory B listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height44 m (144 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity159,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 20s Edit this on Wikidata

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.[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]

  1. ^ a b c 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