Skate of Marrister

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Coordinates: 60°21′22″N 1°01′22″W / 60.355982°N 1.022866°W / 60.355982; -1.022866

Skate of Marrister
Location
Skate of Marrister
Population
Population	0
Groupings
Island group	Shetland
Local Authority	Shetland Islands

The Skate of Marrister is a flat ledge that extends about 300 yards (270 m) from the western shore of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is slightly more than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-north-west from Symbister Ness off the village of Marrister, in Linga Sound. At low tide the ledge rises 5 feet (1.5 m) above the water.^[1] There is a risk that the strong tide in Whalsay Sound (Linga Sound) will carry a boat onto the Skate.^[2] There is a minor light on the Skate with a nominal range of four miles, flashing green every six seconds.^[3]

Piltock may be caught around the skate.^[4]

References

Citations

↑ United States Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 310.
↑ Cowie 1879, p. 105.
↑ CITEREFNLB_LIGHTS_AS_AT_22_MARCH_2011, p. 4.
↑ Cohen 1989, p. 223.

Sources

Cohen, Anthony P. (1989-12-01). Whalsay: Symbol, Segment and Boundary in a Shetland Island Community. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-2340-8. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
Cowie, Robert (1879). Shetland: descriptive and historical; and topographical description of that country. Smith. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
"NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
United States Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 310. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

v t e Whalsay

Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll

Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn

Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie

Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

v t e Eastern Shetland Islands

Andooing Skerry Bressay (Lerwick) East Linga Flaeshans of Sandwick Grif Skerry Grunnels Stack Holm of Noss Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Mousa Noss Nista Out Skerries Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Sava Skerry Skate of Marrister Trota Stack West Linga Veeda Stack Whalsay Whelsiegeo Stacks

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