Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Hasgeir |
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Old Norse name | Skilðar? |
Meaning of name | Possibly Old Norse for "shields"[1][2] |
Haskeir Island as seen from Rubha Ghriminis, North Uist | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NF615818 |
Coordinates | 57°48′N 7°48′W / 57.8°N 7.8°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Uist and Barra |
Area | 15 ha (37 acres) |
Highest elevation | 37.5 m (123 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [3][4] |
Haskeir Lighthouse | |
Coordinates | 57°41′57″N 7°41′19″W / 57.699084°N 7.688555°W |
Constructed | 1997 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | fiber glass tower |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[6] |
Focal height | 44 m (144 ft) |
Range | 29 nmi (54 km) [5] |
Characteristic | Fl W 20 s |
Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Hasgeir), also known as Great Haskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Hasgeir Mhòr) is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies 13 kilometres (7 nautical miles) west-northwest of North Uist. One kilometre (1⁄2 nautical mile) southwest lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach, made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks, and 40 km (22 nmi) northwest is St Kilda.
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