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Start Point Lighthouse

United Kingdom / Scotland / Kirkwall /
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Start Point lighthouse on Sanday was completed on 2 October 1806 by engineer Robert Stevenson. It was the first Scottish lighthouse to have a revolving light and since 1915 has exhibited distinctive black and white vertical stripes which are unique in Scotland. The light was automated in 1962 and is powered by a bank of 36 solar panels.

Despite the presence of the lighthouse, HMS Goldfinch was wrecked in fog on Start Point in 1915.

www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/startpoint.htm
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Coordinates:   59°16'38"N   2°22'34"W
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