60°21′22″N 1°01′22″W / 60.355982°N 1.022866°W / 60.355982; -1.022866

Skate of Marrister
Skate of Marrister in Linga Sound
Skate of Marrister in Linga Sound
Location
Skate of Marrister is located in Shetland
Skate of Marrister
Skate of Marrister
Coordinates60°21′22″N 1°01′22″W / 60.355982°N 1.022866°W / 60.355982; -1.022866
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaShetland Islands
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad

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

  1. ↑ United States Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 310.
  2. ↑ Cowie 1879, p. 105.
  3. ↑ NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011, p. 4
  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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