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Auskerry (Scots: Soond; Old Norse: Austrsker, east skerry) is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866.

Auskerry

Scots name	Soond[1]
Old Norse name	Austrsker
Meaning of name	east skerry
Location
Auskerry Auskerry shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY675165
Coordinates	59.032267°N 2.569761°W / 59.032267; -2.569761
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Area	85 hectares (0.33 sq mi)
Area rank	157= [2]
Highest elevation	18 metres (59 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	4[3]
Population rank	77= [2]
Population density	4.7 people/km2[3][4]
References	[4][5][6][7]
Auskerry Lighthouse
Constructed	1866
Built by	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson
Construction	stone
Automated	1961
Height	34 m (112 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[8][9]
Markings	white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power source	solar power
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
Heritage	category B listed building
Fog signal	None
Focal height	34 m (112 ft)
Range	20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 20s

Description

Auskerry is a small, flat, red sandstone islet, 3 miles (5 km) south of Stronsay.[10][11] A standing stone and mediaeval chapel are signs of early settlement.[10] The island was uninhabited for a time after the automation of the lighthouse in the 1960s. It was previously a popular location for hunting seals.[10]

Auskerry has been inhabited for 30 years by a family who keep a flock of rare North Ronaldsay sheep.[12] There are three small wind turbines and four solar panels on the island, which provide most of the power. After a series of expansions and renovations, the single roomed stone bothy is now a modern house with four bedrooms, kitchen, shower room and living room. The chemical toilet is outdoors due to the complication of installing septic tanks. Mail is delivered from Stronsay, once a month, by a fishing boat.[13]

Lighthouse

The Hastings County, a 116-metre Norwegian cargo ship, ran ashore on north west of Auskerry in 1926 during thick fog.[14] The vessel broke in half and wreckage is spread over a wide area, with the engine on the beach.

The lighthouse lights the north entrance to the Stronsay Firth.[15] It was built in 1866 by engineers David and Thomas Stevenson.[16] It is attached to two flats; the lower one is used all year as a store and the top one is used mainly in summer.

Wildlife

Auskerry is designated a Special Protection Area due to its importance as a nesting area for Arctic tern and European storm petrel; 4.2% of the breeding population of European storm petrels in Great Britain nest on the island.[17]

See also

• Isle of Auskerry (Handmade Business)
• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

References

External links

• Northern Lighthouse Board

На других языках

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[de] Auskerry

Auskerry gehört zu den Orkneyinseln in Schottland und liegt im Osten der Inselgruppe etwa fünf Kilometer südlich von Stronsay. Die Insel hat eine Fläche von 85 ha bei einer Ausdehnung von 1000 × 800 Metern und ist baumlos und flach.

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- [en] Auskerry

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[es] Auskerry

Auskerry es una isla localizada en el archipiélago de las Órcadas, en Escocia. Auskerry se encuentra al sur de Stronsay y alberga una población de solamente 5 personas (según el censo de 2001). Es una zona protegida por ser un lugar de anidación del Gaviotín Ártico (Sterna paradisaea) y Procellariiformes.

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[fr] Auskerry

Auskerry, terme en vieux norrois signifiant en anglais East Skerry, en français « Récif de l'Est », est une petite île inhabitée d'Écosse appartenant à l'archipel des Orcades et située dans la mer du Nord, dans l'océan Atlantique[1]. Elle possède un phare construit à la pointe sud de l'île[1].

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[it] Auskerry

Auskerry (popolata da 5 abitanti secondo il censimento del 2001) è una piccola isola situata nel gruppo est delle Isole Orcadi. Si trova a sud di Stronsay e ospita un faro, completato nel 1866. Il nome dell'isola deriva dalla lingua norrena ed traducibile è come "isola rocciosa dell'est".

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