Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between Northmavine and the island of Yell.
 Little Holm lighthouse, one of the many beacons in Yell Sound | |
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| Location | Little Holm Yell Sound Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 60°33′25″N 1°15′52″W / 60.557051°N 1.264523°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1976 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1975 |
| Height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top |
| Markings | white tower |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 4s. |
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]
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References edit
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Shetlopedia: Unidentified Shipwrecks
- ^ Shetlopedia: Little Holm (Yell Sound)
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