Emsger or South Bishop is an
islet
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situated west of
Ramsey Island
Ramsey Island (Welsh: ''Ynys Dewi'') is an island about off St David's Head in Pembrokeshire on the northern side of St Brides Bay, in southwest Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. It is in area. Ramsey means (in O ...
,
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...
,
Wales
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. It is the largest of the
Bishops and Clerks
The Bishops and Clerks are a group of rocks and islets, approximately west of Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Origins of the name
There was a local tradition that the name arose from the sixteenth century wreck of a fleet of merchant ship ...
group of islets and rocks.
Etymology
Its name can also be shown as Em-sger, Emskir or Emskyr. The second element is from
Old Norse
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''sker'' – a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea.
Lighthouse
The
South Bishop Lighthouse
The South Bishop Lighthouse is a lighthouse on South Bishop Island (also known as Emsger), a small rock approximately west of St Davids Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
History
In 1831 the traders of the port of Cardigan made an application t ...
, designed by
James Walker, was built on the island and started operating in 1839.
It reaches a height of 37 metres (121 feet), North Bishop reaching 44 metres (144 feet).
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Islands of Pembrokeshire