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Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board
Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/eileanglas.htm
Tower Height: 98 Height of Focal Plane: 141 Characteristic and Range: 3 white flashes every 20 seconds, range 23 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Conical tower with red and white horizontal bands.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1789 Date Present Tower Built: 1824 Date Automated: 1978 Fog Signal: Discontinued 1987 (was 1 blast every 90 seconds). Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Keepers: Alexander Reid (1789-1823)
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