Barra Head Lighthouse

Summary

Barra Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barra Head Lighthouse is located in Outer Hebrides^[3].
• Barra Head Lighthouse is located in Barra^[4].
• Barra Head Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6].
• Barra Head Lighthouse is operated by Northern Lighthouse Board^[7].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's main building contractor is recorded as Robert Stevenson^[8].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Barra Head Lighthouse^[9].
• Barra Head Lighthouse comprises Keeper's House, Berneray, Barra Head Lighthouse^[10].
• 1833 marks the founding of Barra Head Lighthouse^[11].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's OS grid reference is recorded as NL5646980399^[12].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.7854, 'lon': -7.65355}^[13].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Barra Head^[14].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's service entry is recorded as October 15, 1833^[15].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's significant event is recorded as automatization^[16].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 15s^[17].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's described by source is recorded as Ordnance Survey name book^[18].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[19].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+18'}^[20].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+208'}^[21].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+18'}^[22].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's associated electoral district is recorded as Na h-Eileanan an Iar^[23].
• Barra Head Lighthouse's historic county is recorded as Inverness-shire^[24].

Body

Geography

Barra Head Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Outer Hebrides^[3], an archipelago^[25], in United Kingdom^[26] and Barra^[4], a civil parish^[27], in United Kingdom^[28].

Designation and Status

Barra Head Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[19].

History and Context

1833 marks the founding of Barra Head Lighthouse^[11].

Why It Matters

Barra Head Lighthouse ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]