Bound Skerry
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| Bound Skerry | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Bound Skerry | |
| OS grid reference | HU702719 |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Out Skerries Shetland |
| Local Authority | Shetland Islands |
  | |
| References | [1][2] |
Bound Skerry is part of the Out Skerries group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of Scotland.
It has a lighthouse on it, which was built in 1857 at the cost of £21,000. Robert Louis Stevenson's family were lighthouse builders, and his signature can be seen in its guestbook.[1] The keepers lived on nearby Grunay.
The island was bombed twice in WWII by the Germans, who thought it was a munitions factory.[1]
An aerial view of Grunay with Bound Skerry in background
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Coordinates: 60°25′29″N 0°43′37″W / 60.42485°N 0.72686°W
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