 Stoer Head Lighthouse 2016 | |
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| Location | Stoer Head, Lochinver, Highland, Assynt, United Kingdom |
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| OS grid | NC0037032967 |
| Coordinates | 58°14′24″N 5°24′09″W / 58.240017°N 5.402573°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1870  |
| Built by | Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson |
| Construction | stone (tower) |
| Automated | 1978 |
| Height | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1][2] |
| Markings | white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | National Trust for Scotland, Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic |  Fl W 15s |
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson in 1870 after being identified as one of forty-five sites in Scotland where a lighthouse was necessary to protect shipping.[3] The lighthouse is 45 feet (14 m) high, making it squat in appearance, but the height of the cliffs on which it sits means it can be seen at a distance of 24 miles (39 km) out at sea.[4] The beacon flashes white every fifteen seconds.[4]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Stoer Head Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 13 May 2016
- ^ "Stoer Head Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ a b Sharma Krauskopf (2001). Scottish Lighthouses. Appletree Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-86281-803-6. OL 9795723M. Wikidata Q105836174.