ND4678 : Muckle Skerry Lighthouse
taken 17 years ago, near to Scartan Bay [water Feature], Orkney Islands, Great Britain
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Muckle Skerry Lighthouse
Muckle Skerry lighthouse seen from the perimeter wall. Completed in 1794, it was the first lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson and T Smith. It originally consisted of two light towers but this was changed to a more powerful single light in 1895. The main lighthouse is 36 metres high. It became automated in 1994.
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- ND4678, 9 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- George Brown (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 14 May, 2005 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 7 April, 2008
- Category
- Lighthouse (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ND 464 784 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:41.4023N 2:55.5817W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
ND 463 784
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
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