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Dunnet Head lighthouse

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Construction
  
masonry tower

Light source
  
mains power

Opened
  
1831

Year first constructed
  
1831

Focal height
  
105 metres (344 ft)

Height
  
20 m

Automated
  
1989

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Location
  
northernmost point of the mainland of Great Britain Dunnet Head Caithness Scotland

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, black lantern, ochre trim

Similar
  
Dunnet Head, Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, Noss Head Lighthouse, Cantick Head Lighthouse, Duncansby Head

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Dunnet Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot (91 m) cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet (20 m) tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson. The lighthouse was automated in 1989, and the keeper's were withdrawn. It is now checked remotely by the Northern Lighthouse Board operations centre in Edinburgh.

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Dunnet Head lighthouse Wikipedia