Peerie Bard
The east coast of Mousa towards the Peerie Bard.
 Eastern tip of Mousa | |
  Shetland | |
| Location |
Peerie Bard Mousa Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59°59′50″N 1°09′28″W / 59.997108°N 1.157808°WCoordinates: 59°59′50″N 1°09′28″W / 59.997108°N 1.157808°W |
| Year first constructed | 1951 (first) |
| Year first lit | 2000 (current) |
| Automated | 2000 |
| Deactivated | 2000 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete basement |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
| Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s. |
| Admiralty number | A3772 |
| NGA number | 3324 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-138 |
| Managing agent | Mousa Nature Reserve[1] |
Perie Bard is one of the Shetland Islands. It is a small islet off the east coast of the island of Mousa.[2]
Although named 'Perie Bard' on OS Maps, the name used in Shetland is "Peerie Bard".
The name is derived from the Shetland dialect words 'Peerie', meaning small, and 'Bard', meaning steep headland. The Muckle Bard, or large steep headland, is located on neighbouring Mousa.
The Mousa Lighthouse is located on the Peerie Bard. The lighthouse was first lit in 1951 and replaced one which had previously been located on the nearby headland of Noness
See also
References
- ↑ Mousa The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 May 2016
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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