Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

Location	Sumburgh Head, Shetland, Scotland
Coordinates	59°51′14″N 1°16′29″W / 59.8539°N 1.2747°W / 59.8539; -1.2747Coordinates: 59°51′14″N 1°16′29″W / 59.8539°N 1.2747°W / 59.8539; -1.2747
Year first constructed	1821
Automated	1991
Tower shape	round
Height	17m
Focal height	91m{{{focalheight}}}
Range	23 miles
Characteristic	Flashing (3) white every 30sec

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Sumburgh Head at the southern tip of the Mainland of Shetland.

The lighthouse was built by Robert Stevenson in 1821. The light was automated in 1991 and the keepers' houses were converted into holiday accommodation. The lighthouse complex also has offices for the RSPB who look after the bird reserve which surrounds the lighthouse.

The Northern Lighthouse Board operate the light, whilst the Shetland Amenity Trust own the site and plan to restore the lighthouse facilities and build a visitor centre.^[1] The lighthouse is protected as a category A listed building.^[2]

References

↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
↑ "Sumburgh Lighthouse: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

External links

v t e Lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board

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