Skerryvore
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Inner Hebrides | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 19 '23 " N , 7 ° 6' 59" W | |
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| length | 50 m | |
| width | 20 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Skerryvore is a small rocky island in Scotland . It is part of the Inner Hebrides archipelago and administratively belongs to the Unitary Authority Argyll and Bute . Skerryvore is about 15 km southwest of the southern tip of Tiree and 40 km west of Iona . The island is surrounded by several smaller rock islands, some of which only appear at low tide. It measures around 50 m × 20 m and consists of syenitic gneiss . The surface is rough and criss-crossed.
Skerryvore lighthouse
In June 1838 the construction of the Skerryvore lighthouse began under the engineer Alan Stevenson . The construction work on the small rock continued under adverse conditions until 1844. The construction workers, who lived in a specially built hut on stilts, and the later lighthouse keepers were the only residents of Skerryvore. After a devastating fire, the lighthouse failed between 1954 and 1959. It has been automated and vacant since 1994. The Skerryvore lighthouse is considered the most beautiful lighthouse in Scotland and is in the highest category A in the Scottish monument lists.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Hefs: About lighthouses. In: Journal für die Baukunst 1850 , 29 , pp. 349–374.
- ↑ Entry on Skerryvore Lighthouse in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information from the Northern Lighthouse Board
