Round Island

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Round Island, the most northerly outpost of the Scillies, is a 40 m mass of granite, the top forming a platform on which Trinity House built a lighthouse and dwellings in 1887 under conditions of extreme difficulty. The sheer rock face made the unloading of building materials almost impossible.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Island_Light,_Isles_of_Scilly

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Coordinates: 49°58'43"N 6°19'22"W

St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly 4.6 km
Saltee Islands (Oileán an tSalainn) 243 km
Great Island (Oileán Mór an Barraigh) 255 km
Little Island 259 km
Sherkin Island (Inis Earcáin) 277 km
Oileán Cléire (Clear Island/Cape Clear) 279 km
Bere Island (An tOileán Mór) 314 km
Dursey Island (Oileán Baoi) 330 km
Valentia Island / Dairbhre 361 km
An Bhlascaod Mhór (Great Blasket Island) 381 km

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