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[[File:Siolaighhut.jpg|left|thumb|A ruined cottage, now replaced with a [[Portable building|Portakabin]], used until recently as a fisherman's shelter]] |
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|references=<ref>2001 UK Census per [[List of islands of Scotland]]</ref><ref name=Smith>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tailleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba |
|references=<ref>2001 UK Census per [[List of islands of Scotland]]</ref><ref name=Smith>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tailleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba| accessdate=2007-12-08| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529185220/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| archivedate=29 May 2008| df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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| location = Shillay Isle<br>[[Monach Islands]]<br>[[Outer Hebrides]]<br>[[Scotland]]<br>[[United Kingdom]] |
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'''Shillay''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: '''Siolaigh''' or '''Seilaigh''' from the Norse ''selrey'', meaning Seal island) is the westernmost of the [[Monach Islands]] (Heisgeir), off [[North Uist]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]]. |
'''Shillay''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: '''Siolaigh''' or '''Seilaigh''' from the Norse ''selrey'', meaning Seal island) is the westernmost of the [[Monach Islands]] (Heisgeir), off [[North Uist]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]]. |
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==Lighthouses== |
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The lighthouse at Shillay has an uneven history. The red brick lighthouse was built in 1864 by David & [[Thomas Stevenson]], and was in use until it was closed during the war in 1942 and not lit again in 1948 after hostilities ceased. After the [[MV Braer|Braer disaster]] in 1993 in |
The lighthouse at Shillay has an uneven history. The red brick lighthouse was built in 1864 by David & [[Thomas Stevenson]], and was in use until it was closed during the war in 1942 and not lit again in 1948 after hostilities ceased. After the [[MV Braer|Braer disaster]] in 1993 in [[Shetland]], a new light was recommended to mark the deep water route west of the Hebrides. A new automated aluminium light was installed in 1997. However it proved inadequate and in 2005 it was decided that it was cheaper to reuse the original lighthouse than to increase the height of the new light. In 2008 the old lighthouse was refurbished and put back into use.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/monach.htm| title=Monach Light| publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board| accessdate=2015-06-21| archive-date=7 August 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807150057/http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/monach.htm| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00y6hym/The_Lighthouse_Stevensons/ |title=BBC iPlayer - the Lighthouse Stevensons |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826041322/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00y6hym/The_Lighthouse_Stevensons/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} |
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A stone from the lighthouse has been removed into the church wall at [[Paible]]; a keeper had carved into it "Eternity Oh Eternity".<ref name=Smith/> |
A stone from the lighthouse has been removed into the church wall at [[Paible]]; a keeper had carved into it "Eternity Oh Eternity".<ref name=Smith/> Just to the south of Shillay, there is an Eilean Siorraidh ("Island of Eternity"; formerly Eilean Siorruidh) - whether this carving is a reference to this or the solitude of the island is unrecorded. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of lighthouses in Scotland]] |
* [[List of lighthouses in Scotland]] |
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* [[List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses]] |
* [[List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses]] |
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[[Category:Lighthouses in Outer Hebrides]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:34, 17 July 2023
Scottish Gaelic name | Siolaigh/Seilaigh |
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Old Norse name | Selrey |
Meaning of name | Seal Island or "Herring island", from Norse |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NF593628 |
Coordinates | 57°32′N 7°41′W / 57.53°N 7.69°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Monach Islands |
Area | 7.4 ha |
Highest elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [1][2][3][4] |
The old lighthouse was not used between 1942 and 2008 | |
Location | Shillay Isle Monach Islands Outer Hebrides Scotland United Kingdom |
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OS grid | NF5928262723 |
Coordinates | 57°31′33″N 7°41′42″W / 57.525894°N 7.695055°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1864 |
Designed by | Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson |
Construction | brick tower |
Automated | 2008 |
Height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper’s house |
Markings | unpainted tower |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board [5][6] |
Heritage | category B listed building |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1942-2008 |
Focal height | 47 metres (154 ft) |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 15s. |
Shillay (Scottish Gaelic: Siolaigh or Seilaigh from the Norse selrey, meaning Seal island) is the westernmost of the Monach Islands (Heisgeir), off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
Geology and geography[edit]
Like most of the other Monach Islands, Shillay has a thin, sandy soil, which has been much troubled by erosion, and which was badly eroded by a huge wave in the 16th century.
Despite Ceann Iar's name, meaning "western headland", Shillay is the westernmost island of the group.
There are several small islets around Shillay, including Eilean Siorraidh, Odarum (to the north) and Raisgeir.
Lighthouses[edit]
The lighthouse at Shillay has an uneven history. The red brick lighthouse was built in 1864 by David & Thomas Stevenson, and was in use until it was closed during the war in 1942 and not lit again in 1948 after hostilities ceased. After the Braer disaster in 1993 in Shetland, a new light was recommended to mark the deep water route west of the Hebrides. A new automated aluminium light was installed in 1997. However it proved inadequate and in 2005 it was decided that it was cheaper to reuse the original lighthouse than to increase the height of the new light. In 2008 the old lighthouse was refurbished and put back into use.[7][8][citation needed]
A stone from the lighthouse has been removed into the church wall at Paible; a keeper had carved into it "Eternity Oh Eternity".[2] Just to the south of Shillay, there is an Eilean Siorraidh ("Island of Eternity"; formerly Eilean Siorruidh) - whether this carving is a reference to this or the solitude of the island is unrecorded.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Western Isles". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Monach Archived 20 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 19 May 2016
- ^ "Monach Light". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 7 August 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "BBC iPlayer - the Lighthouse Stevensons". Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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