Butt of Lewis - Lighthouse complex (C) Rob Farrow

NB5166 : Butt of Lewis - Lighthouse complex

near to Eòropaidh, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Great Britain

Butt of Lewis - Lighthouse complex

This is the widest angle view of the whole lighthouse complex showing the lighthouse itself on the left, the (former) keepers' house, the station and the communications mast on the far right.
For closer views see NB5166 : Butt of Lewis - Lighthouse and keeper's station, NB5166 : Butt of Lewis - The Lighthouse and NB5166 : Butt of Lewis - Lighthouse silhouette

Butt of Lewis :: NB5266

The Butt of Lewis is the northernmost point of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. There is a lighthouse designed and built by David & Thomas Stevenson (sons of Robert and brother of Alan - all lighthouse engineers) and constructed in 1862. It is 37m (121ft) tall at an elevation of 52m (170ft) with a nominal range of 25 nautical miles. It flashes a white light every five seconds, and since 1998 is fully automated, being one of the last four Scottish lighthouses to dispense with the services of their keepers. It is looked after by the Northern Lighthouse Board (the Scottish equivalent to Trinity House) and is monitored remotely from Edinburgh.
The Butt of Lewis has appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as the windiest place in the United Kingdom, sticking out as it does into the North Atlantic.

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2011

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Grid Square: NB5166, 93 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Rob Farrow (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 26 August, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 20 October, 2011
Geographical Context: Coastal Communications
Place (from Tags): Isle of Lewis
Subject Location: OSGB36: NB 5193 6643 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:30.9077N 6:15.6901W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NB 5187 6643
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)