Sule Skerry

Sule Skerry
Location
Sule Skerry is located in Scotland
Sule Skerry
Sule Skerry
Sule Skerry shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHX621244
Coordinates59°05′N 4°25′W / 59.08°N 4.41°W / 59.08; -4.41
Physical geography
Island groupNorth Atlantic
Area16 ha (40 acres)
Highest elevation12 m (39 ft)
Administration
Council areaOrkney
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[1][2][3]
Sule Skerry Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates59°05′05″N 4°24′26″W / 59.084713°N 4.407325°W / 59.084713; -4.407325
Constructed1895
Built byDavid Alan Stevenson, Charles Alexander Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry tower
Automated1982
Height27 m (89 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[4][5]
Heritagecategory A listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height34 m (112 ft)
Lens"hyperradiant" Fresnel lens
Range21 nmi (39 km)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 15 s

Sule Skerry is a remote skerry in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland.

  1. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 6 Orkney (Mainland) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228128.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ^ Sule Skerry Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 12 May 2016