 Duncansby Head Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Duncansby Head Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°38′38″N 3°01′31″W / 58.6439°N 3.0253°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1924 |
| Designed by | David Alan Stevenson  |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1997 |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre balcony |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1][2] |
| Racon | T |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Intensity | 596,000 cd |
| Range | 22 nmi (41 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 12 s |
Duncansby Head (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Dhunngain[3] or Dùn Gasbaith[4]) is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland.[5] The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Duncansby Head Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 10 May 2016
- ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.
- ^ "Cabaan \(Ross\), An Cadha Bàn" (PDF). The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1862). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Vol. 3. Neill and Company. p. 499.