Gruney

Gruney Lighthouse

Isle of Gruney
Shetland
Location Gruney Isle
Shetland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 60°39′10″N 1°18′11″W / 60.652884°N 1.303184°W / 60.652884; -1.303184
Year first constructed 1976 (first)
Year first lit 2004 (current)
Deactivated 2004 (first)
Foundation concrete base
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 53 metres (174 ft)
Light source solar power
Characteristic Fl WR 5s.
Admiralty number A3817
NGA number 3444
ARLHS number SCO-093
Managing agent Royal Society for the Protection of Birds [1]

Gruney is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies north of the Northmavine peninsula of the Shetland Mainland, from which it is separated by the Gruney Sound.

Gruney has a population of Leach's petrels, one of just two in Shetland. It is not a National Nature Reserve, but the RSPB has a management agreement with the owners.

The island is also home to a lighthouse.

See also

References

  1. Gruney The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 May 2016

Coordinates: 60°39′06″N 1°18′12″W / 60.65177°N 1.30320°W / 60.65177; -1.30320


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