Construction concrete tower Intensity 596,000 candela Focal height 67 m Range 40,744 m | Light source mains power Address Wick KW1 4YS, UK Height 11 m Year first constructed 1924 | |
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Location Duncansby Head
Scotland
United Kingdom Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre balcony Hours Closed today WednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturdayClosedSunday8AM–6PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosed Similar Dunnet Head, Pentland Firth, Noss Head Lighthouse, Castle of Mey, Dunnet Head Lighthouse | ||
Duncansby Head (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Dhunngain or Dùn Gasbaith) is the most north-easterly part of the Scottish mainland, including even the famous John o' Groats, Caithness, Highland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.
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Lighthouse
The point is marked by Duncansby Head Lighthouse, built by David Alan Stevenson in 1924.
A minor public road leads from John o' Groats to Duncansby Head, which makes Duncansby Head the farthest point by road from Land's End.
The Duncansby Head Site of Special Scientific Interest includes the 6.5 km stretch of coast south to Skirza Head. It includes the Duncansby Stacks, prominent sea stacks just off the coast.
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