Gruney Island Lighthouse
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
The lighthouse can be seen on the middle of the island if you click on the picture.
Photo from Shetland Museum and Archives.
Basic Information :
| Name | Gruney Island Lighthouse |
| Position | Latitude 60°39,1 N
Longitude 1°18,11 W |
| Location | located on a rocky holm called Gruney,
1,5 miles north of the Point of Fethaland Lighthouse, in Yell Sound |
| Description | A white, 23 foot high, metal clad framework |
| Built by | - |
| First lit | 1976 |
| Character | Flashing White/Red every 5 seconds |
| Nominal Range | White 7 miles - Red 5 miles |
| Elevation | 174 foot |
| Automated | A new light was established in 2004 |
| Other information | - |
