 Hyskeir Light, May 2005 | |
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| Location | Hyskeir Isle |
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| OS grid | NM15529626 |
| Coordinates | 56°58′09.7″N6°40′49.6″W / 56.969361°N 6.680444°W /56.969361; -6.680444 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1904 |
| Designed by | David Alan Stevenson,Charles Alexander Stevenson  |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1997 |
| Height | 39 metres (128 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Lens | hyperradiant Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 788,000 candela |
| Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 30s. |
Hyskeir Lighthouse inScotland was established in 1904. The 39-metre-high (128 ft)lighthouse marks the southern end ofThe Minch, warning of the presence of the Mills Rocks,Canna, andHyskeir itself. It was designed byDavid andCharles Stevenson and constructed byOban contractor Messrs D & J MacDougall.
The white tower was staffed until March 1997, becoming one of the last lighthouses in Scotland to be automated. The keepers were briefly known for their one-holegolf course[2] following their appearance onTV. Now controlled by theNorthern Lighthouse Board inEdinburgh, it displays three white flashes every thirty seconds.[3]
Hyskeir and its lighthouse feature extensively in Peter Hill's 2003 bookStargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper.
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