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
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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Date Taken
Saturday, 14 May, 2005   (more nearby)
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Monday, 7 April, 2008
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Lighthouse   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ND 464 784 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:41.4023N 2:55.5817W
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OSGB36: geotagged! ND 463 784
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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