Clythness Lighthouse
Lybster, Caithness
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Aerial Photo
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A short three-storey tower with a circular
lantern and keepers' cottages designed by David Stevenson, was built in 1916 as
a wartime measure to fill the gap between the lighthouses at Tarbat Ness and
Noss Head. It is a white tower with red band and is located on top a cliff about 3 miles north east of Lybster, just off the A99
coastal highway.
The Lightkeepers cottage and other buildings
have been privately owned since automation in 1964. It continued to operate
after 1964 but was taken out of operation in 2010.
Lighthouse information Grid
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Name: |
Clythness Lighthouse, Lybster, Caithness |
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Current status: |
Inactive since 2010 |
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Geographic Position: |
58.309467N, 3.212111W |
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Grid Reference: |
ND290363 |
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Ceremonial County: |
Caithness
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Appearance: |
white conical tower with central red band plus a one storey keepers house |
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Multimap
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Aerial photo: |
Marinas.com
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Originally built: |
1916 |
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Current lighthouse built: |
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Height of Tower: |
13
metres |
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Height of light above mean sea level: |
45ft |
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Character of light: |
two
white flashes every 30 seconds |
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Character of fog signal: |
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Range of light: |
16
miles |
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Getting there: |
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Access: |
site open, tower closed. |
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