Dunnet Head Lighthouse
Highland, United Kingdom
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Dunnet Head Lighthouse stands on the clifftop of Easter Head on Dunnet Head in Highland, Scotland. Built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, the 20-metre tower was automated in 1989, when its keepers were withdrawn, and is now checked remotely from the Northern Lighthouse Board operations centre in Edinburgh. It is a category B listed building.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Heritage
- category B listed building
- Height
- 20 m
- Place
- Highland, United Kingdom
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