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Little Holm, Yell Sound

Coordinates: 60°33′25″N 1°15′52″W / 60.557051°N 1.264523°W / 60.557051; -1.264523
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Little Holm Lighthouse
Little Holm lighthouse, one of the many beacons in Yell Sound
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LocationLittle Holm
Yell Sound
Shetland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates60°33′25″N 1°15′52″W / 60.557051°N 1.264523°W / 60.557051; -1.264523
Tower
Constructed1976
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Automated1975
Height7 metres (23 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top
Markingswhite tower
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[1]
Light
Focal height12 metres (39 ft)
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso W 4s.

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

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". 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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