Start Point Lighthouse
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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
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
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanday,_Orkney#Start_Point_Lighthouse
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Coordinates: 59°16'38"N 2°22'34"W
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