Little Holm, Yell Sound

Not to be confused with Little Holm, Scatness.
Little Holm Lighthouse

Little Holm lighthouse, one of the many beacons in Yell Sound
Shetland
Location Little Holm
Yell Sound
Shetland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 60°33′25″N 1°15′52″W / 60.557051°N 1.264523°W / 60.557051; -1.264523Coordinates: 60°33′25″N 1°15′52″W / 60.557051°N 1.264523°W / 60.557051; -1.264523
Year first constructed 1976
Automated 1975
Foundation concrete basement
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 7 metres (23 ft)
Focal height 12 metres (39 ft)
Light source solar power
Characteristic Iso W 4s.
Admiralty number A3819
NGA number 3456
ARLHS number SCO-124
Managing agent Northern Lighthouse Board[1]

Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland. It lies between Northmavine and the Isle of Yell.

There is a lighthouse here.

In 1983, the Royal Navy cleared ordnance from the area, and their bomb disposal team discovered an unrecorded shipwreck nearby. Its identity is still unknown.[2][3]

See also


References

  1. Little Holm The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 May 2016
  2. Shetlopedia: Unidentified Shipwrecks
  3. Shetlopedia: Little Holm (Yell Sound)


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