Brough of Birsay Lighthouse

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59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W / 59.136872; -3.339084TowerConstructed1925Built byDavid Alan Stevenson Edit this on WikidataConstructionmasonry towerHeight11 metres (36 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with castellated balcony and lantern attached to service buildingMarkingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trimPower sourcesolar power Edit this on WikidataOperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[1]LightFocal height52 metres (171 ft)Intensity35 watt metal Halide lightRange18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)CharacteristicFl(3) W 25s Edit this on Wikidata

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

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Brough of Birsay Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

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