Gruney
Not to be confused with Grunay, an island in the Out Skerries in the east of Shetland.
For other uses, see Gruney (disambiguation).
 Isle of Gruney | |
  Shetland | |
| Location |
Gruney Isle Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60°39′10″N 1°18′11″W / 60.652884°N 1.303184°W |
| Year first constructed | 1976 (first) |
| Year first lit | 2004 (current) |
| Automated | 1976 |
| Deactivated | 2004 (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 | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Focal height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 5s. |
| Admiralty number | A3817 |
| NGA number | 3444 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-193 |
| Managing agent | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds [1] |
Gruney is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies north of the Northmavine peninsula of the Shetland Mainland, from which it is separated by the Gruney Sound.
Gruney has a population of Leach's petrels, one of just two in Shetland. It is not a National Nature Reserve, but the RSPB has a management agreement with the owners.
The island is also home to a lighthouse.
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Coordinates: 60°39′06″N 1°18′12″W / 60.65177°N 1.30320°W
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