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Barrel of Butter Lighthouse

Orkney Isles

Location Guide

Aerial Photo Marinas.com (more images available)

Located on a rock in the north west corner of Scapa Flow about 3 miles southeast of Houton. This and all the Scapa Flow lights are visible from numerous inter-island ferries.

Photo by George Brown


Lighthouse information Grid

Name:

Barrel of Butter Lighthouse, Orkney Isles

Current status:

Working

Geographic Position:

58° 53.427'N   003° 07.596'W

Grid Reference:

HY355007

Ceremonial County:

Orkney Isles

Appearance:

Conical masonry tower, topped by a small platform. No lantern; the light is displayed from a short mast at the top.

Map Link:

Multimap

Aerial photo:

Marinas.com

Other photos:

photo     Geograph

Originally built:

 

Current lighthouse built:

1996

Height of Tower:

6 metres

Height of light above mean sea level:

6 metres

Character of light:

Flashing (2) white every 10 seconds

Character of fog signal:

 

Range of light:

7 nautical miles

Owned / run by:

Northern Lighthouse Board

Getting there:

only by boat

Access:

 

Website:

NLB  

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