Bound Skerry

#6605 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bound Skerry is part of the Out Skerries group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°25'35"N, 0°43'30"W

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Bound Skerry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grunay, Bruray, Out Skerries.

1 miSW
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Grunay
27 min walk • Grunay is an uninhabited island in the Out Skerries group, the most easterly part of Shetland, Scotland. Its area is 55.58 acres, or 22.49 hectares. The island is the site of the lighthouse keeper's house for the lighthouse on the nearby Bound Skerry. This house was abandoned following the automation of the light in 1972.
0.8 miW
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Bruray
21 min walk • Bruray is one of the three Out Skerries islands of Shetland, and contains Scotland's most easterly settlement. It is separated from Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth.
1.6 miSW
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Out Skerries
41 min walk • The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.