Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Location | Brough of Birsay Orkney Scotland |
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Coordinates | 59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°WCoordinates: 59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W |
Constructed | 1925 |
Built by | David Alan Stevenson |
Construction | masonry tower |
Tower height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Tower 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] |
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.[2] |
Admiralty no. | A3700 |
NGA no. | 3224 |
ARLHS no. | SCO-023 |
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.
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References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Brough of Birsay Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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