Skate of Marrister

60.355982°N 1.022866°W / 60.355982; -1.022866

Skate of Marrister

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

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

1. United States Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 310.
2. Cowie 1879, p. 105.
3. NLB LIGHTS AS AT 22 MARCH 2011, p. 4
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.