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Dunnet Head Lighthouse

active 19th century lighthouse that stands on Dunnet Head, Scotland
Place lighthouse Q5856486

Facts

20 properties

Designation

Instance of
lighthouse
Heritage designation
category B listed building[13]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[3]
Location
Dunnet Head[5]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 58.671°, -3.376°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Highland, Dunnet[1][2]

Period and style

Inception
1831[8]
Height
+20[14]
Significant event
automatization[11]
More facts +11
Part of
Dunnet Head Lighthouse & Keepers' House[7]
Associated electoral district
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross[18]
Designed by
Robert Stevenson[6]
Focal height
+105[16]
Has part(s) of the class
tread[15]
Historic county
Caithness[19]
Light characteristic
Fl(4) W 30s[12]
Lighthouse range
+23[17]
OS grid reference
ND2027376775[9]
Operator
Northern Lighthouse Board[4]
Source of energy
mains electricity[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dunnet Head Lighthouse de Ceann Dùnaid de Dunnet Head Lighthouse de Leuchtturm Dunnet Head es Faro de Punta de Dunnet fr phare de Dunnet Head it Faro di Dunnet Head pl Latarnia morska Dunnet Head sv Dunnet Head fyr
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dunnet Head Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 902815.jpg ↗
ARLHS lighthouse ID
SCO063
Admiralty number
A3574
British Listed Buildings ID
200332660
Canmore ID
8863
Freebase ID
/m/04tny72
GB1900 ID
57fa3ac52c66dcab3d032bcc
Historic Environment Scotland ID
LB1890
MarineTraffic Lighthouse ID
1000004868
NGA lighthouse ID
114-3040
OpenStreetMap way ID
204823546

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🔗 Connections
Associated electoral district 1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Country 1
United Kingdom
Designed by 1
Robert Stevenson
Has part(s) of the class 1
tread
Historic county 1
Caithness
Instance of 1
lighthouse
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Highland
Location 1
Dunnet Head
Operator 1
Northern Lighthouse Board
Source of energy 1
mains electricity
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  2. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Canmore. Retrieved . canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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