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Name: Foula Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Foula, , United Kingdom

Location: Southern point of island of Foula, southwestern Shetland islands.

Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board

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

Height of Focal Plane: 118

Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 15 seconds; range 18 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White cylindrical metal tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1986

Date Present Tower Built: 1986

Optics: Fourth-order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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