Point of Sleat Lighthouse

The Point of Sleat Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Skye in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It was built in 1934 at the Point of Sleat at the southern end of the island. In 2003 the tower was dismantled and replaced by a concrete structure with a solar powered light.^[1][2]

Point of Sleat Lighthouse

Point of Sleat Lighthouse closeup
Location	Isle of Skye, Point of Sleat, Highland, United Kingdom
Coordinates	57°01′06″N 6°01′03″W
Tower
Constructed	1934 (first)
Foundation	reinforced concrete
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Automated	2003
Height	5 m (16 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top
Markings	white tower
Power source	solar power
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
Light
First lit	2003 (current)
Deactivated	2003 (first)
Focal height	20 m (66 ft)
Range	9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 3s

See also

• Scotland portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses