 Butt of Lewis Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Butt of Lewis Lewis Outer Hebrides Scotland |
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| OS grid | NB5197066483 |
| Coordinates | 58°30′55.7″N6°15′39.2″W / 58.515472°N 6.260889°W /58.515472; -6.260889 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1862 |
| Built by | David Stevenson  |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1998 |
| Height | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | brick unpainted tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1][2] |
| Heritage | category A listed building |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, designed byDavid Stevenson, was built atButt of Lewis to aid shipping in the 1860s. Unusual for a lighthouse in Scotland, it is constructed of red brick, and is unpainted. The station was automated in 1998, one of the last to be converted. A moderndifferential GPS base station has now been sited on a nearby hill to further aid navigation. This hill was also the site for aLloyd'sSignal Station from the 1890s.
The road to the lighthouse passes a sheltered cove calledPort Stoth. Agriculturallazy beds are also visible along the coast. The Butt of Lewis features some of the oldest rocks in Europe, having been formed in thePrecambrian period up to 3 billion years ago.[citation needed] Following the coast southwest from the lighthouse there is anatural arch called the "Eye of the Butt" (Scottish Gaelic:Toll a’ Ròigh). It can be best viewed from theHabostmachair.
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