The Dunnet Head lighthouse ON 300FT high Easter Cliffs, Caithness. Scotland.
The Dunnet Head lighthouse Dunnet Head Lighthouse is located in Scotland Dunnet Head Lighthouse Scotland Location northernmost point of the mainland of Great Britain Dunnet Head Caithness Scotland Coordinates °N °W Year first constructed 1831 Automated 1989 Construction masonry tower Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim Tower height 20 metres (66 ft) Focal height 105 metres (344 ft) Light source mains power Range 29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi) Characteristic Fl(4) 30s Edit this on Wikidata Admiralty number A3574 NGA number 3040 ARLHS number SCO-063 Managing agent Northern Lighthouse Board[1][2] Heritage category B listed building Edit this on Wikidata [edit on Wikidata] Dunnet Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot (91 m) cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet (20 m) tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson. The lighthouse was automated in 1989, and the keepers were withdrawn. It is now checked remotely by the Northern Lighthouse Board operations centre in Edinburgh.
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Location: Dunnet Head, Caithness. Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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