| Tor Ness Lighthouse |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Longhope United Kingdom |
| Location: | NW entrance to Pentland Firth, Orkney Islands, Scotland. |
| Managing Organization: | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Website: | http://www.nlb.org.uk |
| Notes: | This lighthouse was designed by engineer Charles Stevenson and his brother David A. Stevenson. A visitor to this site, David Watters, writes, "This picture brings back happy memories of a wonderful childhood spent in Melsetter, just across the moor. The only thing I do not recognise are the unsightly solar panels. There used to be a fantastic fog gun which, as a child, I imagined frightened off the fog!!" |
| Tower Height: | 26 |
| Description Tower: | White, conical steel tower. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1937 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1937 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Characteristic Range: | Flashing white every 3 seconds. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 69 |
| National Register: | No |
| Contact Address: | 84 George Street |
| City: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | United Kingdom |






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