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Bishops and Clerks
The Bishops and Clerks are a group of rocks and islets situated 1 to 2 miles west of Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales.They include:*Carreg Rhoson*Carreg-trai*Cribog*Daufraich*Llechau-isaf*Llechau-uchaf*Maen Daufraich*Maen Rhoson*Moelyn...
group of islet
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
s and rocks
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
, situated west of Ramsey Island
Ramsey Island
Ramsey Island is an island about 1 km off the coast of the St David's peninsula in Pembrokeshire on the northern side of St Brides Bay, in southwest Wales....
, Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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Its name can also be shown as Em-sger, Emskir or Emskyr. The second element is from Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
sker – a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea.
The South Bishop Lighthouse
South Bishop Lighthouse
The South Bishop Lighthouse is a lighthouse on South Bishop Island , a small rock approximately west of St Davids Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales....
, designed by James Walker
James Walker (engineer)
James Walker, FRS, was an influential Scottish civil engineer of the first half of the 19th century.Walker was born in Falkirk and was apprenticed to his uncle Ralph Walker in approximately 1800, with whom he gained experience working on the design and construction of the West India and East India...
, was built on the island in 1839.