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Name: Tor Ness Lighthouse  

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Nearest Town or City:
Longhope, , United Kingdom

Location: NW entrance to Pentland Firth, Orkney Islands, Scotland.


Click to enlarge: Photo   
Photo: John Mobbs

Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board

Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk

Contact Address Information:
84 George Street
Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Notes:
This lighthouse was designed by engineer Charles Stevenson and his brother David A. Stevenson. A visitor to this site, David Watters, writes, "This picture brings back happy memories of a wonderful childhood spent in Melsetter, just across the moor. The only thing I do not recognise are the unsightly solar panels. There used to be a fantastic fog gun which, as a child, I imagined frightened off the fog!!"

Tower Height: 26

Height of Focal Plane: 69

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 3 seconds.

Description of Tower: White, conical steel tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1937

Date Present Tower Built: 1937

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.


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