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444:. Although only around 57 hectares in size, 297 bird species have been recorded on the island as of April 2024. The island is free from predators such as foxes and rats, and thus provides a safe breeding site compared to the mainland. At the height of the breeding season the Isle of May can host around 200,000 seabirds, including
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The island is around 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide, with an area of about 57 ha. The western coast of the island consists of cliffs that are up to 45 metres in height. The land tilts from here down to the eastern shore, which is mostly rocky with three small beaches: Pilgrims Haven,
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The May Isle has long been a focal point of the nearby fishing communities. Annually, the wives and children of the small village of
Cellardyke were taken to the May Isle for a picnic by the fishermen. On 1 July 1837 one such trip turned to tragedy when one of the small row boats used to transport
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The island is home to the one of the largest puffin colonies in the United
Kingdom. During the Summer months, Puffin breeding pairs return from the sea to mate among burrows in the cliffs. Each pair returns to the same burrow they use every year. These birds have attracted a significant number of
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They sailed south off
Scotland until they came to Máeyar (the Isle of May). There was a monastery, the head of which was an abbot, by name, Baldwin. Swein and his men were detained there seven nights by stress of bad weather. They said they had been sent by Earl Rögnvald to the King of Scots. The
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of St
Andrews in 1549. He sold it to Balfour of Monquhany in 1551, who in turn passed it on to Forret of Fyngask seven years later, who sold it to Allan Lamont, who in turn sold it to John Cunningham (or Cunynghame) of Barnes (in Fife) who was responsible for the first lighthouse beacon on the
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monks suspected their tale, and thinking they were pirates, sent to the mainland for men. When Swein and his comrades became aware of this, they went hastily aboard their ship, after having plundered much treasure from the monastery. They went along
Myrkvifjörð (the Firth of Forth), and found
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by swimming out to it. The lighthouse became a "rock" station on 9 August 1972, meaning that the keeper's families were no longer accommodated at the lighthouse but on the mainland, and a fully automatic one on 31 March 1989 shortly before ownership of the island passed to the
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One of the three lightkeepers, George
Anderson, and his wife Elisabeth, along with five of their six children were suffocated by fumes in January 1791. Their eleven-month-old daughter Lucy was discovered alive three days later. Ash and
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pups in winter, without disturbance. The
Scottish Seabird Centre also runs boat trips to the Isle of May. As well as its natural heritage, the Isle of May also has a rich cultural heritage, including St Adrian's Chapel, which is a
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1602:(NCC), Scottish Natural Heritage and NatureScot, have managed the island since this date, although it remained under the ownership of the Northern Lighthouse Board until 1989. It is now owned by NatureScot.
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The beacon, the first permanently manned one in
Scotland and considered at the time to be one of the best in existence, used around 400 tons of coal per year, requiring three men to look after it.
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had piled up beside the 12-metre-high (39 ft) beacon tower over the previous ten years and had reached the window of keepers' room, and was set smouldering by coals falling from the beacon.
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in the 1980s, to a range of alternative prey in recent years. This change is believed to relate to warming ocean conditions around the Isle of May, and linked changes in prey availability.
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The earliest reference to rabbits on the Isle of May dates from 1329, and they are thought to have been introduced here by the island's monks. The island also has its own unique race of
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bought the priory from
Reading Abbey in 1288, although there was an attempt to overturn this and the dispute rumbled on for about fifty years. The priory was finally transferred to the
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are occasionally sighted in the summer. The Isle of May is the second largest east coast breeding colony of grey seals in
Scotland, and around 3,000 pups are born here each year.
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Howells, Richard J.; Burthe, Sarah J.; Green, Jon A.; Harris, Michael P.; Newell, Mark A.; Butler, Adam; Johns, David G.; Carnell, Edward J.; Wanless, Sarah (16 November 2017).
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was constructed a few hundred yards from the main light in 1843 to provide (with the main lighthouse) a pair of lights which would become aligned to help ships avoid the
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Kirkhaven and Silver Sands. There is a peninsula in the north, known as Rona, which is almost a separate island, being cut off from the main island at high tide.
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It was upgraded in September 1836, when a new light and refractor lens was fitted, and further extensive work took place in 1885–1886. Additional dwellings,
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lamp kept lit but turned down in case the electric lamp failed. The new light was first used on 1 December 1886 and produced four flashes every 30 seconds.
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at North Berwick has two live cameras on the island, which can be remotely controlled by visitors, to allow close viewing of the seabird cities, including
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In the sixteenth century the crews of ships suspected of plague were ordered to sail to the island and remain until they were judged healthy.
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The modern light produces two white flashes every 15 seconds, and has a range of 41 kilometres (22 nmi) in good visibility. The
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The high cost of the coal, around 150 tons per year, along with improvements in oil lights led to the replacement with an
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A puffin after fishing off the Isle of May. Puffins can hold large quantities of fish in their beak at one time.
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717:), or a mistranscription of "Maey" in the old script. It is also suspiciously similar to the previous extract.
1821:. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint).
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General Guide to the Isle of May: Fife's own Island of Mystery and History, Sea Cliffs, Sea Birds and Seals
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have Gaelic etymologies. There are certainly names on the island from both languages, including "Tarbet" (
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and a coal store were built 250 metres (270 yd) from the lighthouse in a small valley containing a
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Wanless, Sarah; Harris, Michael P.; Newell, Mark A.; Speakman, John R.; Daunt, Francis (30 July 2018).
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took place nearby on the night of 31 January 1918. A sequence of accidental collisions between
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seconds apart. This facility was discontinued in 1989. The May lighthouse was mentioned in
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There are also winter visitors, and the island hosts internationally important numbers of
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came on 10 May 1506, wearing new yellow breeches and again in September, sailing in the
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tourist and bird enthusiasts. The island can be reached by boat from either the town of
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tells of her family life story while lightkeepers on the Isle of May and moving to
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minutes. The North and South horns did not blast together, being approximately 67
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Return to One Man's Island: Paintings and Sketches from the Isle of May
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made a pilgrimage to the Isle of May. They took three ships, the
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The Story of the Isle of May National Nature Reserve. p.p. 4-5.
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Minshull, Brian, ed. (Winter 2023–2024). "Predictions Update".
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warships occurred over little more than an hour which saw two
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Foreign Correspondence of Marie of Lorraine: Balcarres Papers
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to prevent disturbance to the large number of seal pups. The
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The Story of the Isle of May National Nature Reserve. p. 13.
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who died there in around 669, was a popular destination for
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The Story of the Isle of May National Nature Reserve. p. 5.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North East Fife
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Isle of May looking toward the Stevenson lighthouse
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2329:Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 11 May 2016
2200:Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland: 1506-1507
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1939:. Scottish Ornithologists' Club. Archived from
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2646:British Archaeology, no 18, October 1996: News
2184:Chivalry and Knighthood in Scotland, 1424-1513
1643:International Union for Conservation of Nature
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2299:"Lighthouses of Southeastern Scotland"
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1695:Area and population ranks: there are
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1881:Scotland's National Nature Reserve
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1792:(Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010.
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1721:National Records of Scotland
1629:Special Area of Conservation
1330:Duke and Duchess of Portland
1111:24 m (79 ft)
705:, and St Baldred's Boat off
19:Not to be confused with the
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2151:G. Du Fresne de Beaucourt,
1672:List of islands of Scotland
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1966:"Isle of May – Wildlife"
1765:. Edinburgh: Canongate.
1559:56.6 ha (140 acres)
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611:as a royal burial site.
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2623:Encyclopædia Britannica
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759:of the Kings Of Scots.
652:The thirteenth-century
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2374:Gazetteer for Scotland
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2651:19 July 2012 at the
2617:"May, Isle of"
2350:on 15 September 2008
1943:on 30 September 2007
1762:The Scottish Islands
1418:North Carr Lightship
192:Islands of the Forth
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2454:"Forth Islands SPA"
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2498:"Isle of May SAC"
2278:on 7 October 2007
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3491:Caerlaverock
3378:
3348:Douglas Head
3343:Chicken Rock
3325:Minor lights
3305:Out Skerries
3242:Minor lights
3197:Cantick Head
3169:Minor lights
3159:Tiumpan Head
3055:Minor lights
3020:Scurdie Ness
3010:St Abbs Head
3000:Rattray Head
2920:Crammag Head
2905:Corran Point
2875:Ardnamurchan
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1146:Power source
1078:Construction
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262:Demographics
228:Council area
209:210=
188:Island group
172:56.18; -2.55
33:
3616:Loch Lomond
3596:Isle of May
3546:Glen Affric
3467:Beinn Eighe
3400: /
3335:Isle of Man
3320:Ve Skerries
3295:Little Holm
3232:Start Point
3119:Neist Point
3089:Eilean Glas
3084:Dubh Artach
3045:Tarbat Ness
3040:Sule Skerry
2965:Isle of May
2950:Girdle Ness
2935:Dunnet Head
2890:Buchan Ness
2870:Ailsa Craig
2846:Lighthouses
2772:Isle of May
2762:Inchmickery
2581:21 February
2404:14 February
2327:Isle of May
2227:Henry Ellis
2067:: 227–242.
2012:: 193–206.
1708:2011 census
1636:Category II
1564:Established
1504:John Buchan
1373:fresh water
1332:for 60,000
1081:stone
1060:Designed by
1045:Constructed
1027: /
1002:Coordinates
971:Isle of May
930:Lighthouses
812:Andrew Wood
772:Middle Ages
745:Benedictine
743:and thus a
624:prehistoric
589:Inchmickery
550:Minke whale
474:eider ducks
419:(gullies).
295:Isle of May
170: /
145:Coordinates
115:Isle of May
37:Isle of May
3704:Categories
3626:Moine Mhòr
3611:Loch Leven
3606:Loch Fleet
3566:Glen Tanar
3506:Corrie Fee
3476:Ben Lawers
3280:Firths Voe
3154:Skerryvore
3074:Barra Head
3025:Stoer Head
2985:North Rona
2895:Cape Wrath
2785:Alloa Inch
2752:Inchgarvie
2737:Eyebroughy
2727:Craigleith
1700: 300
1683:References
1576:NatureScot
1460:fog signal
1410:North Carr
1380:generators
1367:houses, a
1338:lighthouse
1304:fifth rate
1048:1816
1012:56°11′08″N
934:Lighthouse
903:to detect
886:submarines
882:Royal Navy
844:, and the
788:Pittenweem
780:St Andrews
636:Bronze Age
605:Colm Cille
597:Craigleith
561:house mice
542:grey seals
507:turnstones
458:guillemots
454:razorbills
438:Anstruther
413:greenstone
369:cormorants
361:razorbills
357:guillemots
322:Anstruther
307:NatureScot
285:References
268:Population
3671:Tentsmuir
3581:Hermaness
3556:Glen Nant
3481:Ben Wyvis
3457:Abernethy
3388:2°33′27″W
3385:56°11′9″N
3290:Hoo Stack
3222:Noup Head
3149:Scarinish
3050:Turnberry
2990:Noss Head
2960:Inchkeith
2945:Fife Ness
2910:Corsewall
2885:Bell Rock
2880:Bass Rock
2757:Inchkeith
2722:Bass Rock
2379:4 October
2354:4 October
2282:21 August
2091:0171-8630
2034:0171-8630
1976:18 August
1947:21 August
1849:4 October
1741:14 August
1453:Edinburgh
1445:Fife Ness
1414:Fife Ness
1406:Low Light
1401:in 1924.
1384:kilowatts
1319:lime kiln
1308:HMS
1302:a 36-gun
1297:HMS
1271:shillings
1267:Innerwick
1093:Automated
1015:2°33′27″W
703:Bass Rock
681:Edinburgh
601:tairbeart
581:Old Norse
377:grey seal
206:Area rank
75:Uncertain
58:Old Norse
25:Caithness
3656:St Kilda
3651:St Cyrus
3571:Glenmore
3561:Glen Roy
3551:Glen Coe
3446:Scotland
3265:Eshaness
3252:Shetland
3237:Tor Ness
3202:Copinsay
3187:Auskerry
3164:Ushenish
3066:Hebrides
2900:Chanonry
2858:Scotland
2747:Inchcolm
2661:Archived
2649:Archived
2140:James II
2129:. p. 15.
2042:90834097
1650:See also
1550:Scotland
1542:Location
1392:paraffin
1388:arc lamp
1369:workshop
1279:sterling
1179:Heritage
1161:Operator
1131:Markings
967:Location
866:island.
820:James IV
776:lavatory
768:pilgrims
764:Ethernan
755:for the
686:—
593:Inchcolm
423:Wildlife
303:Scotland
245:Scotland
137:NT656992
91:Location
3666:Taynish
3260:Bressay
3109:Lismore
3104:Hyskeir
3099:Haskeir
3005:Rubh Re
2848:of the
2069:Bibcode
2014:Bibcode
1641:by the
1497:⁄
1487:⁄
1477:⁄
1467:⁄
1290:clinker
988:OS grid
905:U-boats
863:Provost
859:Dairsie
838:Unicorn
834:James V
609:Maeatae
567:History
466:fulmars
446:puffins
353:puffins
240:Country
155:56°11′N
3661:Staffa
3536:Forvie
3179:Orkney
3144:Ruvaal
3124:Ornsay
3114:Monach
3035:Stroma
2995:Pladda
2925:Davaar
2602:Canada
2596:
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2312:11 May
2089:
2040:
2032:
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1796:
1769:
1624:(SSSI)
1365:engine
1361:boiler
1350:castle
1346:gothic
1334:pounds
1315:Dunbar
1310:Pallas
1299:Nymphe
1167:
1108:Height
1066:
901:seabed
840:, the
784:Canons
707:Dunbar
664:Orkney
647:Danish
546:whales
409:basalt
345:Easter
158:2°33′W
3285:Foula
3015:Sanda
2940:Fidra
2742:Fidra
2575:(PDF)
2568:(PDF)
2038:S2CID
1888:(PDF)
1877:(PDF)
1735:(PDF)
1728:(PDF)
1631:(SAC)
1617:(SPA)
1275:ships
1218:Range
1198:Light
1123:Shape
1040:Tower
940:
897:ASDIC
816:Largo
790:(see
757:souls
749:monks
711:Mousa
677:David
632:bones
536:Both
462:shags
398:Crail
373:terns
365:shags
334:Crail
309:as a
3636:Noss
3469:and
3064:The
2767:Lamb
2594:ISBN
2583:2019
2555:ISBN
2542:ISBN
2527:ISBN
2506:2020
2484:2020
2462:2020
2428:2020
2406:2021
2381:2008
2356:2008
2314:2016
2284:2007
2087:ISSN
2030:ISSN
1978:2012
1949:2007
1896:2021
1851:2008
1823:ISBN
1794:ISBN
1767:ISBN
1743:2020
1567:1956
1556:Area
1532:II (
1376:loch
1363:and
1324:The
975:Fife
853:The
825:Lion
753:pray
595:and
585:Magh
552:and
540:and
529:and
509:and
482:gull
480:and
478:tern
417:geos
371:and
326:Fife
293:The
233:Fife
198:Area
60:name
45:name
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3444:of
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2022:doi
2010:600
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440:or
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