Vaternish Lighthouse

Vaternish Lighthouse
Vaternish Lighthouse
Location	north of Trumpan, Skye
Coordinates	57°36.484′N 6°38.049′W / 57.608067°N 6.634150°W / 57.608067; -6.634150Coordinates: 57°36.484′N 6°38.049′W / 57.608067°N 6.634150°W / 57.608067; -6.634150
Year first constructed	1924
Year first lit	1980 (current tower)
Construction	white octagonal cylindrical tower
Height	7 metres (23 ft)
Focal height	20 metres (66 ft)
Range	8 nautical miles
Characteristic	Fl. W 20sec
Admiralty number	A4056
NGA number	3964
ARLHS number	SCO-252

Vaternish Lighthouse was built on Waternish Point in 1924. The engineers were David and Charles Stevenson.^[1] The original lens was donated to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.^[2]

The present tower was built in 1980, by engineer John Smith.^[3] It consists of a concrete base, aluminium light room and a GRP roof. Solar panels were installed in 2001.^[4] It is accessible on foot from the road at Trumpan.

Notes

↑ "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
↑ "Lens, fourth order. Vaternish Lighthouse". eHive. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
↑ "Vaternish". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
↑ "Waternish Lighthouse". Photographers Resource. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

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The Hebrides	Barra Head Butt of Lewis Dubh Artach Eilean Glas Flannan Islands Haskeir Hyskeir Lismore Monach Neist Point Ornsay Rinns of Islay Rona Ruvaal Scarinish Skerryvore Tiumpan Head Ushenish Minor lights

Orkney	Auskerry Brough of Birsay Cantick Head Copinsay Hoy Sound (High) Hoy Sound (Low) North Ronaldsay Noup Head Pentland Skerries Start Point Tor Ness Minor lights

Shetland	Bressay Eshaness Fair Isle North Fair Isle South Firths Voe Foula Hoo Stack Lighthouse Muckle Flugga Out Skerries Point of Fethaland Sumburgh Head Ve Skerries Minor lights

Isle of Man	Chicken Rock Douglas Head Langness (minor light) Maughold Head Point of Ayre Thousla Rock (minor light)

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