South-Haa, Pier View of construction of navigation light
SC 461616
Description South-Haa, Pier View of construction of navigation light
Date 6/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 461616
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Concrete yard, South-haa, Shetland This was the shore station for the construction by the Northern Lighthouse Board of the Ve Skerries automatic light, built as a navigational aid for tankers using the Sullom Voe oil terminal. The concrete mixed here was taken by helicopter to the site. This view shows the large concrete mixer on the left, and on the right two of the containers for transporting the concrete, on light-railway under-frames. The railway ran to the helicopter landing pad. The Ve Skerries light was the first major light built by the Northern Lighthouse Board to be designed for unmanned operation. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/60/16
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