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Gruney
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Not to be confused with Grunay, an island in the Out Skerries in the east of Shetland.
For other uses, see Gruney (disambiguation).
Gruney is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies north of the Northmavine peninsula of the Shetland Mainland, from which it is separated by the Gruney Sound.
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Location | Gruney Isle Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 60.652884°N 1.303184°W / 60.652884; -1.303184 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1976 (first) |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Automated | 1976 |
Height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
Shape | quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top |
Markings | white tower |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds [1] |
Light | |
First lit | 2004 (current) |
Deactivated | 2004 (first) |
Focal height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) (white), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) (red) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl WR 5s. |
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Gruney has a population of Leach's petrels, one of just two in Shetland. It is not a National Nature Reserve, but the RSPB has a management agreement with the owners.
The island is also home to a lighthouse.