Hoo Stack
 Gletness with North Isle of Gletness in the foreground, and Hoo Stack in the background | |
  Shetland | |
| Location |
Hoo Stack Isle Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60°14′57″N 1°05′22″W / 60.249180°N 1.089504°WCoordinates: 60°14′57″N 1°05′22″W / 60.249180°N 1.089504°W |
| Year first constructed | 1986 |
| Foundation | concrete basement |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower covered by metallic panels with light on the top |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
| Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range |
white: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) red and green: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) WRG 12s. |
| Admiralty number | A3795.7 |
| NGA number | 3407 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-102 |
| Managing agent |
Northern Lighthouse Board[1] [2] |
Hoo Stack is a small island off Nesting, Shetland in Shetland. It is one and a half miles from the North Isle of Gletness. It is 34 metres (112 ft) at its highest point, and is home to a lighthouse, which was built in 1986.
See also
References
- ↑ Hoo Stack The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2016
- ↑ Hoo Stack Light Lighthouses Explorer. Retrieved 29 May 2016
External links
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