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Name: Auskerry Lighthouse  

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Nearest Town or City:
Grobister, , United Kingdom

Location: Islet in Orkney Isles, North Sea, Auskerry Sound, off north coast of Scotland.


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Photo: Steve G. Bryan

Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board

Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/auskerry.htm

Tower Height: 112

Height of Focal Plane: 112

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 20 seconds, visible for 18 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Conical white tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1867

Date Present Tower Built: 1867

Date Automated: 1961

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Unknown.


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