Sumburgh Head Lighthouse
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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Sumburgh Head at the southern tip of the Mainland of Shetland.
History
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The lighthouse was built by Robert Stevenson in 1821 and is the oldest lighthouse in Shetland.[1] From 1906 until 1987, there was also an active foghorn,[2] which was orginaly traversable in azimuth. This replaced the fog bell, which had been presented after the loss of the Royal Victoria in 1864. The bell now hangs in the parish church at Dunrossness.[2] The light was automated in 1991 and the keepers' houses were converted into holiday accommodation. The foghorn was restored in 2015 and sounds on special occasions.[1] [2] The lighthouse complex also has offices for the RSPB who look after the bird reserve which surrounds the lighthouse.
The Northern Lighthouse Board operate the light, whilst the Shetland Amenity Trust own the site and restored the lighthouse facilities and built a visitor centre which opened in 2014.[1] The lighthouse is protected as a category A listed building.[3]
See also
- List of lighthouses in Scotland
- List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
- List of Category A listed buildings in Shetland
References
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ a b c Sumburgh Head Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 29 May 2016
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Sumburgh Head, Sumburgh Lighthouse... (Category A Listed Building) (LB5442)". Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links
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- Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve - official site
- Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on Lighthouse Holidays page
- Northern Lighthouse Board
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- Ardnamurchan
- Bass Rock
- Bell Rock
- Buchan Ness
- Cape Wrath
- Chanonry
- Corran Point
- Corsewall
- Covesea Skerries
- Crammag Head
- Davaar
- Duncansby Head
- Dunnet Head
- Fidra
- Fife Ness
- Girdle Ness
- Holy Island (Outer)
- Inchkeith
- Isle of May
- Kinnaird Head
- Mull of Galloway
- Mull of Kintyre
- North Rona
- Noss Head
- Pladda
- Rattray Head
- Rubh Re
- St Abbs Head
- Sanda
- Scurdie Ness
- Stoer Head
- Strathy Point
- Stroma
- Sule Skerry
- Tarbat Ness
- Turnberry
- Minor lights
- Bressay
- Eshaness
- Fair Isle North
- Fair Isle South
- Firths Voe
- Foula
- Hoo Stack
- Little Holm
- Muckle Flugga
- Out Skerries
- Point of Fethaland
- Sumburgh Head
- Ve Skerries
- Minor lights
- Chicken Rock
- Douglas Head
- Langness (minor light)
- Maughold Head
- Point of Ayre
- Thousla Rock (minor light)
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