Little Holm, Yell Sound
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 | 60.557051°N 1.264523°W |
| Year first constructed | 1976 |
| Automated | 1975 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Tower height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Iso W 4s. |
| Admiralty number | A3819 |
| NGA number | 3456 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-124 |
| Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
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]
References
- Little Holm 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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