Flannan Isles Lighthouse

Flannan Isles Lighthouse
The Chapel of St. Flannan can be seen on the slope to the right of the lighthouse on Eilean Mòr.
Map
LocationEilean Mòr
32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Lewis
Western Isles
Scotland
OS gridNA7266746884
Coordinates58°17′17″N 07°35′17″W / 58.28806°N 7.58806°W / 58.28806; -7.58806
Tower
Constructed1899
Designed byDavid Alan Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry tower
Automated1971
Height23 metres (75 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trim
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[1][2]
Heritagecategory B listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height101 metres (331 ft)
Lens3rd order clamshell Fresnel lens
Range20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 30s.

Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is best known for the mysterious disappearance of its keepers in 1900.[3]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Western Isles". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ Flannan Islands Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 18 May 2016
  3. ^ "Il mistero del faro delle Isole Flannan – Aelan More". Bottega Mistero (in Italian). 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2019.