Noup Head Lighthouse

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Noup Head Lighthouse
Noup Head Lighthouse
Location Westray, Orkney, Scotland
Coordinates 59°19′53″N 03°04′7″W / 59.33139°N 3.06861°W / 59.33139; -3.06861
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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