South Lighthouse

lighthouse on Fair Isle in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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South Lighthouse

Summary

South Lighthouse is a lighthouse[1]. It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • South Lighthouse is located in Shetland Islands[3].
  • South Lighthouse is located in Dunrossness[4].
  • South Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • South Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6].
  • South Lighthouse is operated by Northern Lighthouse Board[7].
  • South Lighthouse's designed by is recorded as David A Stevenson[8].
  • South Lighthouse's designed by is recorded as Charles A Stevenson[9].
  • South Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Fair Isle South Lighthouse[10].
  • South Lighthouse comprises Skadan Lighthouse foghorn[11].
  • South Lighthouse comprises Keeper's Accommodation, Skadan Lighthouse, Fair Isle[12].
  • South Lighthouse comprises Stores, Skadan Lighthouse, Fair Isle[13].
  • South Lighthouse comprises Sundial, Skadan Lighthouse, Fair Isle[14].
  • South Lighthouse comprises Toilets and Petrol Store, Skadan Lighthouse, Fair Isle[15].
  • 1892 marks the founding of South Lighthouse[16].
  • South Lighthouse's OS grid reference is recorded as HZ1975869819[17].
  • South Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 59.5139, 'longitude': -1.65266, 'precision': 1e-06}[18].
  • South Lighthouse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Fair Isle[19].
  • South Lighthouse's significant event is recorded as automatization[20].
  • South Lighthouse's significant event is recorded as unmanning[21].
  • South Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Fl(4) W 30s[22].
  • South Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Fl(2) W 30s[23].
  • South Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building[24].
  • South Lighthouse's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+26'}[25].
  • South Lighthouse's has part is recorded as tread[26].
  • South Lighthouse's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+32'}[27].

Body

Geography

South Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Shetland Islands[3], an archipelago[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Dunrossness[4], a civil parish[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Designation and Status

South Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building[24].

History and Context

1892 marks the founding of South Lighthouse[16].

Why It Matters

South Lighthouse is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Canmore. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id 91742406
    Image Fair Isle South light - geograph.org.uk - 259309.jpg
    Has part(s) of the class tread
    Wikidata description lighthouse on Fair Isle in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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