Gruney Explained

Qid:Q28476838
Gruney Lighthouse
Location:Gruney Isle
Shetland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates:60.6529°N -1.3032°W
Yearbuilt:1976 (first)
Yearlit:2004 (current)
Automated:1976
Yeardeactivated:2004 (first)
Foundation:concrete base
Construction:metal skeletal tower
Shape:quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top
Marking:white tower
Height:7m (23feet)
Focalheight:53m (174feet)
Characteristic:Fl WR 5s.
Managingagent: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.

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60.6518°N -1.3032°W

Notes and References

  1. 2016-05-30.