 Cantick Head in 2008 | |
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| Location | South Walls Orkney Scotland |
|---|---|
| OS grid | ND3470289394 |
| Coordinates | 58°47′13″N 3°07′53″W / 58.787068°N 3.131344°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1858 |
| Built by | David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson  |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1991 |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Fog signal | deactivated in 1987 |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 20s. |
The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow.[1]
South Walls is joined to the larger island of Hoy by a narrow causeway, allowing road access to the village of Longhope, Hackness and then the lighthouse further to the south-east.[1]