Rua Reidh Lighthouse
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Rua Reidh Lighthouse stands close to the entrance to Loch Ewe in Wester Ross, Scotland.
Quick Facts Location, OS grid ...
Location | Melvaig Gairloch Wester Ross Scotland |
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OS grid | NG7396491847 |
Coordinates | 57°51′31.8″N 05°48′42.3″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1912 |
Built by | David Alan Stevenson |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | 1986 |
Height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house |
Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Rua Reidh Lighthouse[1] [2] |
Heritage | category B listed building |
Fog signal | deactivated in 1980 |
Light | |
Focal height | 37 metres (121 ft) |
Lens | hyperradiant Fresnel lens |
Intensity | 520,000 candela |
Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 15s. |
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