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Flannan Isles Lighthouse

lighthouse off the northwest coast of Scotland
Place lighthouse Q15217844

Facts

18 properties

Designation

Instance of
lighthouse
Heritage designation
category B listed building[11]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 58.288°, -7.588°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Outer Hebrides, Ùig[1][2]

Period and style

Inception
1899[6]
Height
+23[12]
Significant event
automatization[9]
More facts +10
Associated electoral district
Na h-Eileanan an Iar[15]
Designed by
David A Stevenson[5]
Focal height
+101[13]
Historic county
Ross-shire[16]
Light characteristic
Fl(2) W 30s[10]
Lighthouse range
+20[14]
Located in/on physical feature
Eilean Mòr[8]
OS grid reference
NA7266746884[7]
Operator
Northern Lighthouse Board[4]
Type of lens
hyperradiant Fresnel lens[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eilean Mòr disappearance en Flannan Isles Lighthouse en Flannan Isles, Eilean Mor, Lighthouse en Disappearance of Flannan Isles Lighthouse keepers en Disappearance on Eilean Mòr ar منارة جزر فلانان cs Maják Flannan Isles cs Flannan Isles Lighthouse es Faro de las islas Flannan fr phare des îles Flannan id Mercusuar Kepulauan Flannan it Faro delle isole Flannan nl Vuurtoren Flannan Isles ru Маяк на островах Фланнан zh 夫蘭南群島燈塔
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
315184803
Library of Congress authority ID
no2015034220
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
St. Flannan's Cell and Flannan Isles Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 623920.jpg ↗
ARLHS lighthouse ID
SCO084
Admiralty number
A4028
Atlas Obscura place ID
flannan-isle-lighthouse
British Listed Buildings ID
200395549
Canmore ID
171215
Freebase ID
/m/0hz3bc0
Historic Environment Scotland ID
LB48143
MMSI
992351080
MarineTraffic Lighthouse ID
1000005038
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NGA lighthouse ID
114-3912
Online List of Lights ID
23204
OpenStreetMap node ID
8664080518
OpenStreetMap way ID
854321119

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🔗 Connections
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Outer Hebrides, Ùig
Associated electoral district 1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Country 1
United Kingdom
Designed by 1
David A Stevenson
Historic county 1
Ross-shire
Instance of 1
lighthouse
Operator 1
Northern Lighthouse Board
Type of lens 1
hyperradiant Fresnel lens
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References

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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] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Canmore. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OpenStreetMap way ID → 854321119
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    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 58.28811, 'lon': -7.588285}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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