Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is best known for the mysterious disappearance of its keepers in 1900.
The Chapel of St. Flannan can be seen on the slope to the right of the lighthouse on Eilean Mòr. | |
| Location | Eilean Mòr 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Lewis Western Isles Scotland |
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| OS grid | NA7266746884 |
| Coordinates | 58°17′17″N 07°35′17″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1899 |
| Designed by | David Alan Stevenson |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Height | 23 metres (75 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 |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 101 metres (331 ft) |
| Lens | 3rd order clamshell Fresnel lens |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 30s. |
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