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Peerie Bard

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The name is derived from the Shetland dialect words 'Peerie', meaning small, and 'Bard', meaning steep headland. The Muckle Bard, or large steep headland, is located on neighbouring Mousa.
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The Mousa Lighthouse is located on the Peerie Bard. The lighthouse was first lit in 1951 and replaced one which had previously been located on the nearby headland of Noness
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Although named 'Perie Bard' on OS Maps, the name used in Shetland is "Peerie Bard".
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quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the top
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Mousa


Mousa
Shetland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates
59°59′50″N 1°09′28″W / 59.997108°N 1.157808°W / 59.997108; -1.157808
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Characteristic
Shetland Islands
Mousa
Scotland portal
icon
Engineering portal
List of lighthouses in Scotland
List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
"Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland"
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Scottish Islands
ISBN
978-1-84195-454-7
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