Noup Head Lighthouse
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Noup Head Lighthouse |
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Location: | Westray, Orkney, Scotland |
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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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.