Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Appearance
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Location | Brough of Birsay Orkney Scotland |
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Coordinates | 59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1925 |
Built by | David Alan Stevenson ![]() |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with castellated balcony and lantern attached to service building |
Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
Light | |
Focal height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
Intensity | 35 watt metal Halide light |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(3) W 25s ![]() |
The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson.[2] It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the north west coast of Mainland in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Brough of Birsay Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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