Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
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Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
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| Location | Brough of Birsay Orkney Scotland United Kingdom |
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| 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] [3] |
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.
See also
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References
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- ↑ Brough of Birsay The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 May 2016
- ↑ Brough of Birsay Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 25 May 2016
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