Strathy Point Lighthouse

Strathy Point Lighthouse
Strathy Point Lighthouse in July 2007
Map
LocationStrathy Point
Highland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates58°35′56″N 4°01′07″W / 58.598752°N 4.018545°W / 58.598752; -4.018545
Tower
Constructed1958
Designed byPeter H. Hyslop Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry tower
Automated1997
Height14 metres (46 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower on the top of the keeper’s house
Markingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Operatorprivate[1][2]
Light
Deactivated2012
Focal height45 metres (148 ft)
Range26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 20s.

Strathy Point Lighthouse is a remote former lighthouse located on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland, and is situated on the coast close to the settlement of Totegan and the village of Strathy. Strathy Point was the first lighthouse in Scotland specifically built to be electrically operated.[3]

The lighthouse was initially planned in 1953 and was completed by 1958. The lighting device itself was a two panel device with a focal length of 250mm with a 250watt light bulb, that gave a range of almost 26 miles. The lighthouse was originally fitted with a fog horn, which is no longer used.[2]

The Station was fully automated in 1997 and was then telemetered from the Northern Lighthouse Board Headquarters in Edinburgh[2] until it was decommissioned in 2012. It has since been converted for residential use.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Strathy Point". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Strathy Point Lighthouse". Canmore. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Strathy Point Lighthouse, Strathy – Lighthouse". VisitScotland. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

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