Skate of Marrister
60°21′22″N 1°01′22″W / 60.355982°N 1.022866°W / 60.355982; -1.022866
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The Skate of Marrister is a flat ledge that extends about 300 yards (270 m) from the western shore of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is slightly more than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-north-west from Symbister Ness off the village of Marrister, in Linga Sound. At low tide the ledge rises 5 feet (1.5 m) above the water.[1] There is a risk that the strong tide in Whalsay Sound (Linga Sound) will carry a boat onto the Skate.[2] There is a minor light on the Skate with a nominal range of four miles, flashing green every six seconds.[3]
Piltock may be caught around the skate.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ United States Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 310.
- ^ Cowie 1879, p. 105.
- ^ NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011, p. 4
- ^ Cohen 1989, p. 223.
Sources
- Cohen, Anthony P. (1 December 1989). Whalsay: Symbol, Segment and Boundary in a Shetland Island Community. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-2340-8. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- Cowie, Robert (1879). Shetland: descriptive and historical; and topographical description of that country. Smith. p. 105. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- "NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- United States Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 310. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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- Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay
- Linga Sound
- Islets: East Linga
- Holm of Sandwick
- Inner Holm of Skaw
- Isbister Holm
- Mooa
- Nista
- Outer Holm of Skaw
- Rumble
- Skate of Marrister
- West Linga
- Hills: Setter Hill
- Lochs: Little Water
- Loch of Houll
- Loch of Huxter
- Loch of Isbister
- Loch of Livister
- Loch of Sandwick
- Loch of Stanefield
- Loch of Vats-houll
- Nuckro Water
- East Loch of Skaw
- West Loch of Skaw
- Streams: Breiwick Burn
- Falsa Burn
- Scarfmoor Burn
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