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Perie Bard is one of the Shetland Islands. It is a small islet off the east coast of the island of Mousa.[2]

Mousa light station

Eastern tip of Mousa
Location	Peerie Bard Mousa Shetland Scotland United Kingdom
Coordinates	59.997108°N 1.157808°W / 59.997108; -1.157808
Tower
Constructed	1951 (first)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	6 metres (20 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top
Markings	white tower
Power source	solar power
Operator	Mousa Nature Reserve[1]
Light
First lit	2000 (current)
Deactivated	2000 (first)
Focal height	20 metres (66 ft)
Range	10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 3s.

Although named 'Perie Bard' on OS Maps, the name used in Shetland is "Peerie Bard".

The name is derived from the Shetland dialect words 'Peerie', meaning small, and 'Bard', meaning steep headland. The Muckle Bard, or large steep headland, is located on neighbouring Mousa.

The Mousa Lighthouse is located on the Peerie Bard. The lighthouse was first lit in 1951 and replaced one which had previously been located on the nearby headland of Noness

See also

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

References

External links

• Northern Lighthouse Board
• Media related to Peerie Bard at Wikimedia Commons

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