Noup Head Lighthouse

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Noup Head Lighthouse

Noup Head Lighthouse
Location: Westray, Orkney, Scotland
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
59°19′53″N, 03°04′7″W
Year first lit: 1898
Automated: 1964
Tower shape: Tower
Height: 24 metres
Elevation: 79 metres
Characteristic: Flashing White every 30 secs

Noup Head Lighthouse lies on the north west headland of the isle of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. It was constructed by David A Stevenson in 1898 for the Northern Lighthouse Board.

It was converted to solar power in 2001.

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