Unst is the most Northerly inhabited island in the UK.
Beyond Unst is Muckle Flugga which has a lighthouse but like all UK lighthouses is now unmanned. Just beyond Muckle Flugga are Outstacks, the Northernmost bits of British land.
This is as far North as we got in 1985. At the top of the road was the RAF early-warning radar station of Saxa Vord. It was mothballed in the early 21st century.
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Interesting post as always, Gerald! And I always enjoy your countries names for towns/areas, so colorful and creative.
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Great information and thanks for sharing.
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As Sylvia said, I find your names for towns etc. so different and enjoyable to hear about.
ReplyDeleteTalk about going to the end of the "world".
Not at all familiar with this locale. Educated again!
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Enjoyed your post. Those look like giant golf balls on the hillside!
ReplyDeleteMy father was stationed in the Shetlands during the war. What a great name Muckle Flugga is!!
ReplyDeleteLots of new facts there for your readers! Interesting post. :)
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ReplyDeleteHi Gerald! You wrote that most lighthouses are unmanned, but does that mean they work automatically or not at all?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this post and photos.
All UK lighthouses were automated in the 1990s. The vast majority still operate but none are now manned. The lighthouse-keeper is a lost species.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gerald! I presume that this is the same case with the Dutch lighthouses.
ReplyDeleteUnst is another place I'm going to visit in my mind, at least for now. I'll probably put a character there and have him get into mischief. Thank you for this post.
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