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Bound Skerry
Bound Skerry — island in the Out Skerries, Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Bound Skerry is a island in the United Kingdom. Part of Shetland Islands. Wikidata describes it as: "island in the Out Skerries, Shetland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 60.4249°, -0.7269°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bound Skerry is part of the Out Skerries group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of Scotland. It has a lighthouse on it, which was built in 1857 at a cost of £21,000. Robert Louis Stevenson's family were lighthouse builders, and his signature can be seen in its guestbook. The keepers lived on nearby Grunay. The island was bombed twice in World War II by the German Luftwaffe, because it was suspected to harbour a munitions factory.
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- Coordinates
- 60.4249, -0.7269
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q2922176 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bound Skerry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bound Skerry Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 1409555.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bound Skerry?
- Bound Skerry is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9AR).
- Is Bound Skerry free to visit?
- Yes, Bound Skerry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bound Skerry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9AR. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.