Hoy High Lighthouse
Isle of Graemsay, Orkney Isles
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Location Guide |
Hoy High Lighthouse
Photo by
Richard Harvey
This lighthouse is on the Isle of Graemsay in
the Orkney Isles. It
marks the main channel into the Scapa Flow harbour, and along with other lights
in the area, known as range lights, they aid navigation through Hoy Sound.
This lighthouse is located on the northeast
point of the island. It was built in 1851 by Alan Stevenson, together with a
keepers residence.
In the same year a second light,
Hoy Low Light,
was built on the north point of the island about 1.4 miles west of this
lighthouse. The Hoy Low also has a lighthouse and a 1 storey keepers residence,
which was fortified during World War II and is now in private ownership.
You can reach Graemsay on the passenger-only ferry that
sails from Stromness pier to Moaness, calling at Graemsay. Once on the
island there is a walk of about 1 mile roundtrip to visit the lighthouse.
Hoy High Lighthouse
Photo by John
Brown
Lighthouse information Grid
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Name: |
Hoy High Lighthouse, Isle of Graemsay, Orkney Isles |
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Current status: |
Working |
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Geographic Position: |
58°
56" 8' -3° 16" 21' |
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Grid Reference: |
HY267061 |
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Ceremonial County: |
Orkney Isles
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Appearance: |
round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, lantern painted
black. 1 storey keeper's houses and other buildings enclosed by a stone
wall. |
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Map
Link: |
Multimap
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Aerial photo: |
Marinas.com
Hoy Low Lighthouse
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Other photos: |
Geograph
photo
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Originally built: |
1851 |
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Current lighthouse built: |
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Height of Tower: |
33
metres |
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Height of light above mean sea level: |
35
metres |
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Character of light: |
Occulting white/red every 8 seconds, |
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Character of fog signal: |
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Range of light: |
visible for 20 (white) and 16 (red) nautical miles. |
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Owned / run by: |
Northern
Lighthouse Board
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Getting there: |
Passenger ferry from Stromness Pier to Moaness, calling at Graemsay. |
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Access: |
Tower closed. Site open with prior permission so that they know someone is
coming to have a look around. |
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Website: |
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Telephone: |
07884 017426 and speak to Mick about access to
the Lighthouse. |
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Email: |
pr@graemsay.org.uk |
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Other Useful Websites: |
www.graemsay.org.uk
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Other Relevant pages: |
For more articles, lists and other information
see the
Lighthouses Section
Lighthouse Map of Scotland
Featured List of lighthouses - Scotland
List of minor lighthouses and lights - Scotland
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