 Pentland Skerries High and Low Lighthouses | |
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| Location | Muckle Skerry Pentland Skerries Orkney Scotland United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 58°41′25″N 2°55′29″W / 58.690221°N 2.924735°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1794 |
| Built by | Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson  |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1994 |
| Height | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1820s rebuilt |
| Focal height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Intensity | 710,000 candela |
| Range | 23 nmi (43 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 30 s |
Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries that lie off the north coast of Scotland. It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Pentland Skerries Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 26 May 2016