Neist Point Lighthouse
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Location | Skye |
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OS grid | NG1266547132 |
Coordinates | 57°25′24.5″N 6°47′17.8″W / 57.423472°N 6.788278°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1909 |
Designed by | David Alan Stevenson |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | 1990 |
Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[2] |
Heritage | category B listed building |
Light | |
First lit | 1 November 1909 |
Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Intensity | 480,000 candela[1] |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Neist Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 1 November 1909.[3] An aerial cableway is used to take supplies to the lighthouse and cottages.
Since 1990, the lighthouse has been operated remotely from the Northern Lighthouse Board headquarters in Edinburgh. The former keepers' cottages are now in private ownership.
In 1971 the lighthouse was listed as a Category B listed building.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Andrew Stables. "Neist Point and Lighthouse". Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Neist Point Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Neist Point Lighthouse (Category B Listed Building) (LB465)". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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