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	Muckle Flugga History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The establishment of a lighthouse at Muckle Flugga, which is the most northerly rock in the British Isles, was considered by the Commissioners as far back as 1851, but due to difficulties in determining the exact site for the Lighthouse, no work had been undertaken by 1854.
		During the Crimean War the Commissioners were urged by the Government to erect a light at Muckle Flugga with a view to the protection of Her Majesty's ships.
		It may be interesting to note that Robert Louis Stevenson, who was born in 1850, visited Muckle Flugga on 18 June 1869 with his father, Thomas Stevenson, Engineer to the Board and there is a school of thought that the Island of Unst influenced him in his writing of "Treasure Island".
	www.nlb.org.uk /ourlights/history/muckle.htm (799 words)

	Muckle Flugga - Shetlopedia.com - The Shetland Encyclopaedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Muckle Flugga is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands.
		According to local folklore, Muckle Flugga and nearby Out Stack were formed when two giants, Herma and Saxa, fell in love with the same mermaid.
		Muckle Flugga is home to a lighthouse, built by Thomas and David Stevenson in 1854, originally to protect ships during the Crimean War.
	www.shetlopedia.com /index.php/Muckle_Flugga (184 words)

	Hermaness Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Shore Station, with Saxa Vord in the Background
		This was originally built in 1855 as a shore base for the Muckle Flugga lighthouse, perched on an almost inaccessible 60m fin of rock north of Herma Ness.
		Muckle Flugga lighthouse was built under the direction of Robert Louis Stevenson's father Thomas.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /unst/hermaness/index.html (328 words)

	Rock Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		From Bishop Rock on the edge of the Scilly Isles to Muckle Flugga to the north of the Shetlands they have helped to protect generations of sea farers from the hazards of these isolated rocks.
		The Longstone is one of the most famous of British lights and it has attracted numerous paddlers to the north east hoping to visit this outer part of the Farnes.
		Many of us still have a tick list of places we want to visit and I know that in common with lots of other paddlers, a trip past Muckle Flugga is high on the agenda as is a visit to the Smalls, which is the most isolated of all the Trinity House Lights.
	www.seapaddler.co.uk /Rocklighthouse.htm (633 words)

	North Unst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On the nearby head land of Lamba Ness are the ruins of a wartime radar station, forerunner of modern RAF scanners up on Saxa Vord, Unst's highest hill.
		The world-famous reserve covers the Muckle Flugga rocks and Out Stack as well as the seabird cliffs and moorland of Hermaness.
		The view of Muckle Flugga and the ocean from Hermaness is breathtaking.
	www.shetland-heritage.co.uk /brochures/area_pages/unst/north_unst.htm (327 words)

	The Road to Muckle Flugga: Great Drives in Five Continents
		The Road to Muckle Flugga spans five continents and proves that exploring on anything from four to eighteen wheels can be fun...
		He drove a Morgan Aero Eight to retrace the route of the 1902 race from Paris to Vienna, and a Ford Maverick to the northernmost tip of Britain, Muckle Flugga rock.
		In America he took a 2,000-mile trip by Trailways bus from Dallas to Seattle, spent a fortnight with Paul Hughes in his Peterbilt truck and trailer delivering expensive cars to super-rich folk, and tested his nerve in Utah's Canyonlands, inching a Range Rover up to the spine of sandstone he feelingly named Laxative Ridge.
	www.themotorbookstore.com /rotomuflgrdr.html (340 words)

	1940 - Shetlopedia.com - The Shetland Encyclopaedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The British ship S/S Polzella (4751GRT) was torpedoed 6 - 7 nautical miles north of Muckle Flugga by the German Submarine U 25.The whole crew of 37 were lost.
		The Norwegian steamer D/S Enid of Trondheim, went to serach for survivers, none were found, but the same submarine torpedoed the Enid, and sunk her.
		One of the lifeboats from the 'Swainby' later became roof of a shed at Kirkton, in Nordwick, Unst.
	www.shetlopedia.com /1940 (1140 words)

	Hurtling towards the top mark
		After 13 hours we are just under halfway to Muckle Flugga lighthouse in the Shetland Islands.
		We need to position ourselves far enough right of course so that we can sail to Muckle Flugga without tacking as the wind backs around in front of us.This would add sailing distance.
		The quicker they make it round Muckle Flugga the sooner they will meet the stronger winds, and the longer they are likely to remain in them on the western portion of their voyage.
	www.yachting-world.com /auto/newsdesk/20020921162704ywnews.html (450 words)

	By Farr the best fun
		We've been getting on average 21 knots out of the boat which made the fact that there's water coming over the deck and that my socks have been wet for the last five days worth it.
		The young team aboard the Farr 45 Unlimited Sailing / John Merricks has finally turned the corner at Muckle Flugga and is now just over 450 miles from the finish line in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.
		Heading down the east coast of Britain, the boat and crew, all members of the Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme, are finally experiencing the fast-paced reaching conditions that they have been craving over the last 1,300 miles.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20060715122132ywnews.html (575 words)

	Timeline - 1854 Muckle Flugga lighthouse is built on the northern most point of the Shetland Isles
		Timeline - 1854 Muckle Flugga lighthouse is built on the northern most point of the Shetland Isles
		Muckle Flugga is built on the northern most point of Shetland Isles
		It was originally intended to guide British warships around the north of the Shetlands on their way to stations during the Crimean War (1853-56).
	www.lighthousemuseum.org.uk /history/timeline3b.html (177 words)

	KGQ Hotels
		Shetland, an intriguing scatter of uniquely individual islands from Muckle Flugga to Sumburgh Head, lies at the northermost tip of the United Kingdom.
		It is a land of spectacular views and outstanding archaeological monuments - the brochs and prehistoric villages are amoung the most significant in Europe - where mysterious standing stones dot the landscape, and medieval castles at Scalloway and Muness testify to Shetland's historic importance and ancient links to Scandinavia.
		From wild isolation on the remoter islands to the frendly, bustling warmth of the attractive main town of Lerwick, Shetland holds a seductive fasination which will draw you back again and again.
	www.shetlandhotels.co.uk /shetland.html (186 words)

	The Island of Unst in the Shetland Group
		They are Hermaness, Muckle Flugga lighthouse, built by one of the Stevensons, and the boat and heritage center.
		Muckle Flugga is difficult to access but this model gives you a good idea of what it really looks like.
		A famous event took place in August 1999 in and around Unst when the Cutty Sark Tall Ship Race passed by.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/all_things_scottish/24166 (258 words)

	bymnews.com
		As with every long race there have been a number of highs and lows (no pun intended!) one of the lows must be the 800 mile close reach with grey skies, grey seas, and the lack of land sightings.
		One of the greatest high must be the 20 knot downwind rush just after Muckle Flugga, then leaving our bowman alone for a few minutes at the wheel to find him careering along at 18 Knots hollering 'Yahoo, more more'!”
		Meanwhile at the northern tip of the Shetland Isles the crew of Kieran Jameson’s Sigma 38, Changeling, were in a celebratory mood and cracked open a bottle of champagne as they rounded the mystical turning point of Muckle Flugga at 0625 hrs this morning.
	www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/34085/48 (528 words)

	Overview of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Located on one of several rocky islets which lie off Herma Ness on the north coast of the Shetland island of Unst, Muckle Flugga is the most northerly lighthouse in the United Kingdom.
		The construction was the work of lighthouse engineers David (1815-86) and Thomas Stevenson (1818-87), the latter being the father of author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) who visited with his father in 1869.
		Originally known as North Unst lighthouse, it was renamed Muckle Flugga in 1964.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/features/featurefirst10273.html (191 words)

	Hermaness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hermaness was declared a National Nature Reserve in 1955 by the Nature Conservancy, and it is run as a nature reserve to this day by the Conservancy's successor in Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
		SNH have a visitor centre in the old Muckle Flugga Shore Station at Burrafirth and they employ a seasonal warden for the reserve.
		Although it is one of the most northerly points in Britain, with views of the most northerly lighthouse at Muckle Flugga and Out Stack, Hermaness is most famous as a seabird colony.
	www.zetnet.co.uk /sigs/unst/page3.htm (504 words)

	Telegraph Blogs: Sport: Ian Cowie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		We are currently four miles South East of Dover. We can be quite sure of that because we have just past two Dover/Calais ferries and, believe it or not, yet another sun fish.
		With dawn this morning we have about 65 miles to run to Muckle Flugga. I think getting to this corner is something that all of us on board have been really, really looking forward to for a number of reasons.
		Gale force winds of up to 30 knots are expected to meet the fleet before it reaches the most northerly point of the course, at Muckle Flugga in the Shetlands.
	blogs.telegraph.co.uk /sport/iancowie (554 words)

	Artemis just 440 miles to the finish
		Renowned meteorologist and navigator Chris Tibbs onboard Solune briefly gave an account of life onboard as they passed the waypoint of Muckle Flugga last night.
		The Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race has really come alive now that the leading yachts have passed the turning point of Muckle Flugga and set their spinnakers for a marvellous downwind sleigh ride home.
		Artemis Ocean Racing out in front is clocking speeds in excess of 17 knots whilst J-P Chomette's Nacira 60, Solune, is pushing hard over 143 miles behind in second place enjoying surfing conditions in excess of 15 knots as the wind stays in the north to north-west and gusting to 25 knots.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20060713215902ywnews.html (759 words)

	Muckle Flugga
		Der Artikel Muckle Flugga gehört zur Kategorie: Insel (Europa), Insel (Schottland)
		Die Shetlandinsel Muckle Flugga (nördlich der Insel Unst) ist - abgesehen von einem noch weiter nördlich gelegenem Felsriff - der nördlichste Ort des Vereinigten Königreiches.
		Erklärung des Begriff Muckle Flugga und dessen Bedeutung wurde zuletzt am 20.12.2006 aktualisiert (Glossar Lexikon Enzyklopädie).
	www.weblexikon.de /Muckle_Flugga.html (100 words)

	North Unst - Area Guide to North Unst \| Visit Shetland
		The side road from Haroldswick to Burrafirth opens a panorama of dramatic cliffs, the wide, sandy links at the head of the inlet, and the dark waters of the Loch of Cliff.
		Scottish Natural Heritages warden for the Hermaness National Nature Reserve is based in a former lightkeeper's house on The Ness, at the end of the Burrafirth road.
		The view of Muckle Flugga and the northern ocean from Hermaness is breathtaking.
	www.visitshetland.com /area-guides/unst/north-unst (800 words)

	The Road to Muckle Flugga - 4Car Feature - from Channel 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Llewellin looking decidedly lost in France on another 'Muckle Flugga' adventure
		The Citroëns we've travelled so far to drive are 800 miles from Peking, heading north for Zhengzhou, where we're due to join the convoy tomorrow.
		Clarkson is awarded an extra can of Changlee beer for discovering how to switch off the six-berth compartment's source of ying-tong music punctuated by incomprehensible announcements.
	www.channel4.com /4car/feature/feature.jsp?id=67&page=4 (329 words)

	Snowdonia-active.com - Hot Tip - Patrick Winterton lecture
		On 16 February at Aberdovey Yacht Club, 8pm, Patrick Winterton is to give a lecture on his amazing sea Kayak adventure from Glasgow to the most northerly point of the British Isles, Muckle Flugga.
		Patrick's passion for the sport led him to undertake an incredible 870-mile paddling trip from Glasgow to Muckle Flugga.
		Patrick's solo 'Scottish Extremities' expedition was the amalgamation of three routes he'd always wanted to do: Tiree to Mingulay, the Hebridean triangle, and Thurso to Muckle Flugga.
	www.snowdonia-active.com /tips.asp?tipid=461 (233 words)

	The Road to Muckle Flugga - Best The Road to Muckle Flugga online - Buy Discount The Road to Muckle Flugga
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		He has been to the end of the world\146s southernmost road in Tierra del Fuego and, of course, to Muckle Flugga, the northernmost point of the British Isles, arriving there on the longest day of the year.
	www.worldsfashion.com /discount-motorbooks/82572.html (287 words)

	Whisky Magazine Forums :: View topic - From Muckle Flugga To The Mull Of Galloway
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		From Muckle Flugga To The Mull Of Galloway
		As I walk north along them, the prize comes into view: Muckle Flugga, the northernmost outpost of Britain, a jagged rock with a Stevenson lighthouse perched impossibly atop it.
	www.whiskymag.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=2829 (3405 words)

	Killer Tomato
		Lutefisk was able to squeeze between the concrete planters where the people walk but it was too narrow for me, I carefully snuck one of the posts between the wheel and the inside frame and got through.
		Muckle Flugga (at right) went over the top of the posts!
		We rode around the fountain and paths, much to the delight of the crowds, but an anal cop spotted Muckle Flugga and threatened to ticket all of us for having unauthorized vehicles
	www.simpleorganicsolutions.com /story3.html (1734 words)

	boats.com - News: Scuttlebutt Europe: May 27
		Produced by boats.com Europe and Seahorse magazine, Scuttlebutt Europe is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors -- with a European emphasis.
		While neck and neck with Ecover, shortly after the passage of Muckle Flugga, the lighthouse situated to the North of the Shetland Islands, Bonduelle dismasted.
		Mike Golding's team were the first to make the most northerly course mark of Muckle Flugga on the Northern tip of the island of Unst in the Shetland islands, only Jean Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec) yet to reach the 61st parallel.
	www.boats.com /content/boat-articles.jsp?contentid=18365 (3260 words)

	Lighthouse Beacons From Scotland - Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
		Muckle Flugga is the northerly most lighthouse in the Britain.
		Engineered by David Stevenson building the station was a frustrating and difficult task.
		You can find more articles in the archive under Lighthouse Beacons From Scotland.
	www.scottishradiance.com /light/light102.htm (57 words)

	Shetland Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		This one is of the Muckle Flugga lighthouse which is Britain's most northerly lighthouse.
		Sheep pretty much have the run of the area and can do some amazing things with getting to some seemingly inaccessible parts of the cliffs.
		You have a wonderful view of Muckle Flugga and its lighthouse (most northern in Great Britain) from Hermaness.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Shetland/Things_To_Do-Shetland-BR-1.html (1368 words)

	Sports active: From Muckle Flugga to Stac Lee - one man, one kayak Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles
		Sports active: From Muckle Flugga to Stac Lee - one man, one kayak Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles
		Sports active: From Muckle Flugga to Stac Lee - one man, one kayak
		Independent on Sunday, The, Sep 12, 2004 by Alex Wade
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040912/ai_n12758122 (931 words)

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