Noss Head Lighthouse
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The Noss Head Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse near Wick in Caithness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located at the end of Noss Head, a peninsula on the north-west coast of Caithness that overlooks Sinclairs Bay, three miles north-east of Wick. It is notable as being the first lighthouse that was built with a diagonally-paned lantern room.
Quick Facts Location, OS grid ...
Location | Wick Highland |
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OS grid | ND3881255012 |
Coordinates | 58.479°N 3.0509°W / 58.479; -3.0509 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1849 |
Designed by | Alan Stevenson |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | 1987 |
Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Heritage | category A listed building |
Light | |
First lit | 18 June 1849 |
Focal height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 20s |
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