Little Holm, Yell Sound

Not to be confused with Little Holm, Dunrossness.

Little Holm Lighthouse

Little Holm lighthouse, one of the many beacons in Yell Sound
Location	Little Holm Yell Sound Shetland Scotland United Kingdom
Coordinates	60.557051°N 1.264523°W / 60.557051; -1.264523
Tower
Constructed	1976
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Automated	1975
Height	7 metres (23 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top
Markings	white tower
Power source	solar power
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board[1]
Light
Focal height	12 metres (39 ft)
Range	6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic	Iso W 4s.

Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between Northmavine and the island of Yell.

There is a lighthouse here.

In 1983, the Royal Navy cleared ordnance from the area, and their bomb disposal team discovered an unrecorded shipwreck nearby. Its identity is still unknown.^[2][3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. Shetlopedia: Unidentified Shipwrecks
3. Shetlopedia: Little Holm (Yell Sound)

External links

• Northern Lighthouse Board