Brough of Birsay Lighthouse

Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Location	Brough of Birsay; Orkney; Scotland
Coordinates	59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W
Tower
Constructed	1925
Built by	David Alan Stevenson
Construction	masonry tower
Height	11 metres (36 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with castellated balcony and lantern attached to service building
Markings	white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power source	solar power
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
Light
Focal height	52 metres (171 ft)
Intensity	35 watt metal Halide light
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 25s

The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson.^[2] It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the north west coast of Mainland in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay.

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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 Rubha nan Gall Rona Lighthouse 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 Little Holm 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)

Tower


Location	Brough of Birsay Orkney Scotland
Coordinates	59°08′13″N 3°20′21″W / 59.136872°N 3.339084°W / 59.136872; -3.339084
Constructed	1925
Built by	David Alan Stevenson
Construction	masonry tower
Height	11 metres (36 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with castellated balcony and lantern attached to service building
Markings	white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power source	solar power
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board^[1]

Light
Focal height	52 metres (171 ft)
Intensity	35 watt metal Halide light
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 25s