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Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries that lie off the north coast of Scotland. It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse.

Not to be confused with Muckle Holm (disambiguation).

Aerial photograph of Muckle Skerry
Aerial photograph of Muckle Skerry
Pentland Skerries High Light
Pentland Skerries High and Low Lighthouses
LocationMuckle Skerry
Pentland Skerries
Orkney
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates58.690221°N 2.924735°W / 58.690221; -2.924735
Tower
Constructed1794
Built byThomas Smith, Robert Stevenson 
Constructionstone tower
Automated1994
Height36 m (118 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[1][2]
Light
First lit1820s rebuilt
Focal height52 m (171 ft)
Intensity710,000 candela 
Range23 nmi (43 km)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 30 s

Muckle Skerry lies in the Pentland Firth at grid reference ND464782. It is the westernmost of the skerries. At one kilometre (five furlongs) long and rising to an elevation of 20 metres (65 feet) above sea level, it is sizable enough to be considered an island. However the notoriously bad weather of the firth has historically rendered Muckle Skerry uninhabitable and as such it is more often thought of as a skerry.


Pentland Skerries Lighthouse


Pentland Skerries Lighthouse was constructed in 1794 by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights. The engineers were Thomas Smith and his stepson Robert Stevenson (this was the first light that Stevenson officially worked on).


See also



References


  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. Pentland Skerries Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 26 May 2016


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[de] Muckle Skerry (Orkney)

Muckle Skerry ist eine Insel der Orkney. Sie ist die größte der Pentland Skerries, einer Gruppe von vier Schären im Pentland Firth. Bei einer Länge von 1,1 km ist Muckle Skerry maximal 600 m breit. Im Nordwesten befinden sich drei kleine, namenlose Seen. Muckle Skerry liegt 4,5 Kilometer südlich von South Ronaldsay und 7,1 Kilometer nordöstlich von Duncansby Head, der nordöstlichsten Spitze des schottischen Festlands.[1] Während 1881 noch 17 Einwohner gezählt wurden, ist Muckle Skerry heute unbewohnt.[1] Ein Landeplatz zum Anlegen von Booten befindet sich an der Nordostküste.[2]
- [en] Muckle Skerry

[es] Muckle Skerry

Muckle Skerry es la isla más grande de cuantas forman el archipiélago de las Pentland Skerries, en la costa norte de Escocia. La isla alberga un faro, el Pentland Skerries Lighthouse.

[fr] Muckle Skerry

Muckle Skerry est une île du Royaume-Uni située en Écosse. Elle est la plus grande et la plus occidentale des îles de l'archipel Pentland Skerries, à l'entrée est du Pentland Firth, détroit séparant l'Écosse des Orcades.

[it] Muckle Skerry

Muckle Skerry è la più grande delle Pentland Skerries, (in lingua Scots muckle significa grande o largo), un gruppo di quattro piccole isole disabitate nell'arcipelago delle Orcadi, in Scozia. Si trova nel Pentland Firth, ed è la più occidentale delle quattro isole.


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