Brough of Birsay Lighthouse

Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Orkney
Location Brough of Birsay
Orkney
Scotland
Coordinates 59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W / 59.136872; -3.339084Coordinates: 59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W / 59.136872; -3.339084
Year first constructed 1925
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with castellated balcony and lantern attached to service building
Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Height 11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height 52 metres (171 ft)
Light source solar power
Intensity 35 watt metal Halide light
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 25s.[1]
Admiralty number A3700
NGA number 3224
ARLHS number SCO-023
Managing agent Northern Lighthouse Board[2]

The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson.[1] 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

  1. 1 2 "Brough of Birsay Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Brough of Birsay The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 May 2016

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