Noup Head Lighthouse
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Noup Head Lighthouse | |
Location | Westray, Orkney, Scotland |
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Coordinates | 59°19′53″N 03°04′7″W / 59.33139°N 3.06861°W |
Year first lit | 1898 |
Automated | 1964 |
Tower shape | Tower |
Height | 24 metres |
Focal height | 79 metres{{{focalheight}}} |
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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