Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse
Location Sumburgh Head, Shetland, Scotland
Coordinates 59°51′14″N 1°16′29″W / 59.8539°N 1.2747°WCoordinates: 59°51′14″N 1°16′29″W / 59.8539°N 1.2747°W
Year first constructed 1821
Automated 1991
Tower shape round
Height 17m
Focal height 91m
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

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

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