Information AboutAuskerry |
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| islands in the orkney islands | |
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The island was uninhabited for a time after the automation of the lighthouse in the 1960s . It was also previously a popular location for hunting Seal s. It is currently inhabited by a family who keep Sheep on the island. There is a very wide variety of wildlife there, as well as a Shipwreck from a cruiseliner sunk amid violent storms. Mail is delivered once every month via fishing boat. Today there is a small Wind Turbine on the island which provides most of the power. There has been a series of expansions and renovations to a barn and it now makes up a modern house complete with 4 bedrooms, although the toilet is still outdoors. The lighthouse contains a small house which is mainly used in summer, but it is also used as a store. Auskerry is designated a Special Protection Area due to its importance as a nesting area for Arctic Tern and Storm Petrel . At least 4.2% of the breeding population of Storm Petrel in Great Britain nest on the island. EXTERNAL LINK |