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Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board
Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk
Email:
Contact Address Information:
84 George Street
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Notes:
This lighthouse was designed by engineer David Stevenson. It was the last of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lighthouses to be automated. For more information on the lighthouse's history, visit this page from the Ness Historical Society: www.c-e-n.org/lighthou.htm
Tower Height: 121
Height of Focal Plane: 171
Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 25 seconds, visible for 25 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: Conical red brick tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1862
Date Present Tower Built: 1862
Date Automated: 1998
Fog Signal: The original foghorn was operated by compressed air and was decommissioned and demolished in the early 1980s. Its replacement was discontinued in 1995 (was 2 blasts every 30 seconds).
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Directions:
To reach the Isle of Lewis, flights to/from Barra, Benbecula, Inverness, Glasgow, London and other destinations operate regularly. During the summer, a ferry sails from Ullapool on the mainland to Stornoway 2 or 3 times a day except Sundays. Check www.calmac.co.uk for information. Lewis Off-Road Discovery offers tours of the island and lighthouse station -- see www.ihpublishing.freeuk.com/discover.htm for details.
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