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Latitude: 60.4244 / 60°25'27"N
Longitude: -0.728 / 0°43'40"W
OS Eastings: 470135
OS Northings: 1171853
OS Grid: HU701718
Mapcode National: GBR S1K5.T35
Mapcode Global: XHF8Y.Y7WT
Plus Code: 9CGXC7FC+QQ
Entry Name: Bound Skerry Lighthouse, Bound Skerry, Out Skerries
Listing Name: Outskerries, Bound Skerry, Bound Skerry Lighthouse
Listing Date: 13 August 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 354313
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB19894
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Out Skerries Lighthouse
Out Skerries, Bound Skerry, Bound Skerry Lighthouse
ID on this website: 200354313
Location: Nesting
County: Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward: North Isles
Parish: Nesting
Traditional County: Shetland
Tagged with: Lighthouse
David and Thomas Stevenson, 1857-8. 7-stage lighthouse tower of circular plan, tapering to lantern. Bull-faced ashlar base with smooth-rendered finish to tower walls and margins, all painted. Recessed ladder accessing deeply recessed door to W side; narrow window to each stage above (wider at 2nd floor), band course below balcony corbelled out to cast iron handrail surrounding upper stage comprising cylindrical murette with portholes and door; cast-iron cleaning path around lantern above with triangular-pane glazing, surmounted by dome with ventilator at apex.
The lighthouse cost ?21,000 to build which was 90% above Stevenson's original estimate. The lighthouse had its internal timber fittings removed during automistation in 1972. The keeper's houses, stores, and boat house are on neighbouring Grunay (see separate listing).
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