Skate of Marrister

Skate of Marrister
	; Skate of Marrister in Linga Sound
Location
	Skate of Marrister
Coordinates	60°21′22″N 1°01′22″W / 60.355982°N 1.022866°W
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Administration
Council area	Shetland Islands
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0

60°21′22″N 1°01′22″W / 60.355982°N 1.022866°W / 60.355982; -1.022866

The Skate of Marrister is a flat ledge that extends about 300 yards (270 m) from the western shore of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is slightly more than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-north-west from Symbister Ness off the village of Marrister, in Linga Sound. At low tide the ledge rises 5 feet (1.5 m) above the water.^[1] There is a risk that the strong tide in Whalsay Sound (Linga Sound) will carry a boat onto the Skate.^[2] There is a minor light on the Skate with a nominal range of four miles, flashing green every six seconds.^[3]

Piltock may be caught around the skate.^[4]

References

Citations

^ United States Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 310.
^ Cowie 1879, p. 105.
^ NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011, p. 4
^ Cohen 1989, p. 223.

Sources

Cohen, Anthony P. (1 December 1989). Whalsay: Symbol, Segment and Boundary in a Shetland Island Community. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-2340-8. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
Cowie, Robert (1879). Shetland: descriptive and historical; and topographical description of that country. Smith. p. 105. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
"NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
United States Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 310. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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[FOOTNOTEUnited_States_Hydrographic_Office1950310-1] United States Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 310.

[FOOTNOTECowie1879105-2] Cowie 1879, p. 105.

[3] NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011, p. 4

[FOOTNOTECohen1989223-4] Cohen 1989, p. 223.

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v t e Whalsay
Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll
Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn
Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie
Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay Airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School