Hoo Stack

Lighthouse

Hoo Stack Lighthouse

Gletness with North Isle of Gletness in the foreground, and Hoo Stack in the background

Location| Hoo Stack, Shetland, United Kingdom
Coordinates| 60°14′57″N 1°05′22″W﻿ / ﻿60.24918°N 1.089504°W﻿ / 60.24918; -1.089504
Tower
Constructed| 1986
Foundation| concrete base
Construction| metal skeletal tower
Height| 8 m (26 ft)
Shape| square tower covered by metallic panels with light on the top[1][2]
Markings| white (tower)
Power source| solar power
Operator| Northern Lighthouse Board
Light
Focal height| 40 m (130 ft)
Range| 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (white), 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) (red, green)
Characteristic| Fl(4) WRG 12s

Hoo Stack is a small island off Nesting 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

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* Scotland portal
* Engineering portal

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

## References

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1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. ^ Hoo Stack Light Lighthouses Explorer. Retrieved 29 May 2016

## External links

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* Northern Lighthouse Board
* Picture of Hoo Stack Lighthouse

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Lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board

Scotland
(except principal
island groups)|

* Ailsa Craig
* Ardnamurchan
* Bass Rock
* Bell Rock
* Buchan Ness
* Cape Wrath
* Chanonry
* Corran Point
* Corsewall
* Covesea Skerries
* Crammag Head
* Davaar
* Duncansby Head
* Dunnet Head
* Fidra
* Fife Ness
* Girdle Ness
* Holy Island (Outer)
* Inchkeith
* Isle of May
* Kinnaird Head
* Mull of Galloway
* Mull of Kintyre
* North Rona
* Noss Head
* Pladda
* Rattray Head
* Rubh Re
* St Abbs Head
* Sanda
* Scurdie Ness
* Stoer Head
* Strathy Point
* Stroma
* Sule Skerry
* Tarbat Ness
* Turnberry
* Minor lights

The Hebrides|

* Barra Head
* Butt of Lewis
* Dubh Artach
* Eilean Glas
* Flannan Islands
* Haskeir
* Hyskeir
* Lismore
* Monach
* Neist Point
* Ornsay
* Rinns of Islay
* Rubha nan Gall
* Rona Lighthouse
* Ruvaal
* Scarinish
* Skerryvore
* Tiumpan Head
* Ushenish
* Minor lights

Orkney|

* Auskerry
* Brough of Birsay
* Cantick Head
* Copinsay
* Hoy Sound (High)
* Hoy Sound (Low)
* North Ronaldsay
* Noup Head
* Pentland Skerries
* Start Point
* Tor Ness
* Minor lights

Shetland|

* Bressay
* Eshaness
* Fair Isle North
* Fair Isle South
* Firths Voe
* Foula
* Hoo Stack
* Little Holm
* Muckle Flugga
* Out Skerries
* Point of Fethaland
* Sumburgh Head
* Ve Skerries
* Minor lights

Isle of Man|

* Chicken Rock
* Douglas Head
* Langness (minor light)
* Maughold Head
* Point of Ayre
* Thousla Rock (minor light)

Authority control databases: Hoo Stack Lighthouse |

* ARLHS
* Admiralty: A3795.7
* NGA

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