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Actions Displays	A Photographic Portrait of Pentland Skerries Remove from selection Add to selection TitleA Photographic Portrait of Pentland Skerries Author John S. Findlay (Author)‎ Place of publicationKirkwall PublisherThe Orcadian Year of publication2018 MaterialBook ISBN9781902957975 NotesClass number: Orkney Room 914.1 Y This book features the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse on the Muckle Skerry and its occupation for 200 years. The ancient history of the island with its early inhabitants leaving a legacy of green mounds, or Picts houses, is explained. The boats who served the lighthouse are also featured, and there is a section on the major shipping disasters and a definitive list of all the ships/vessels which have foundered in the treacherous seas around the Skerries.

TitleA Photographic Portrait of Pentland Skerries

Author

Place of publicationKirkwall

Year of publication2018

MaterialBook

ISBN9781902957975

NotesClass number: Orkney Room 914.1 Y

This book features the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse on the Muckle Skerry and its occupation for 200 years. The ancient history of the island with its early inhabitants leaving a legacy of green mounds, or Picts houses, is explained. The boats who served the lighthouse are also featured, and there is a section on the major shipping disasters and a definitive list of all the ships/vessels which have foundered in the treacherous seas around the Skerries.