Year first lit 2004 (current) Foundation concrete basement Height 7 m Year first constructed 1976 | Deactivated 2004 (first) Construction metal skeletal tower Focal height 53 m Automated 1976 | |
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Location Gruney IsleShetlandScotlandUnited Kingdom Tower shape square parallelepiped tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top Similar Out Skerries, Broch of Culswick, Muckle Skerry, Helliar Holm, Lunna House | ||
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.
Map of Gruney, United Kingdom
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.
References
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