Dennis Head Old Beacon

Summary

Dennis Head Old Beacon is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dennis Head Old Beacon is located in Orkney Islands^[3].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon is located in Cross and Burness^[4].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's image is recorded as The Old Beacon - geograph.org.uk - 1759314.jpg^[6].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's architect is recorded as Thomas Smith^[8].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's architect is recorded as Robert Stevenson^[9].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's designed by is recorded as Thomas Smith^[10].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's designed by is recorded as Robert Stevenson^[11].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's part of is recorded as Dennis Head Beacon^[12].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's Commons category is recorded as Old Lighthouse, North Ronaldsay^[13].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's has part is recorded as North Ronaldsay, Dennis Head, Old Lighthouse, Remains Of Keepers' Houses, East House^[14].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's has part is recorded as North Ronaldsay, Dennis Head, Old Lighthouse, Remains Of Keepers' Houses, West House^[15].
• +1789-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dennis Head Old Beacon^[16].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's OS grid reference is recorded as HY7901255392^[17].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.3843, 'lon': -2.37136}^[18].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gyzmt^[19].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Ronaldsay^[20].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as SM6596^[21].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's Canmore ID is recorded as 3644^[22].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's service entry is recorded as +1789-10-10T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's service retirement is recorded as +1809-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[25].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21'}^[26].
• Dennis Head Old Beacon's ARLHS lighthouse ID is recorded as SCO154^[27].

Body

Geography

Dennis Head Old Beacon is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Orkney Islands^[3], an archipelago^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Cross and Burness^[4], a civil parish^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]. Its part of is recorded as Dennis Head Beacon^[12].

Designation and Status

Dennis Head Old Beacon's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[25].

History and Context

+1789-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dennis Head Old Beacon^[16].

Why It Matters

Dennis Head Old Beacon ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]