Muckle Flugga Lighthouse

Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

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Muckle Flugga Lighthouse stands on a rocky stack off Unst in Shetland, Scotland, as Britain's most northerly lighthouse. Built in 1854 by brothers Thomas and David Stevenson to protect shipping during the Crimean War, this 20-meter-high masonry tower was first lit on 1 January 1858 and originally called North Unst Lighthouse before its 1964 renaming. The structure contains 103 steps to its top and produces a white light flashing every 20 seconds with a range of 22 nautical miles. Young Robert Louis Stevenson, son of the lighthouse's designer Thomas, visited in 1869, an experience that inspired his map for *Treasure Island*. The lighthouse was fully automated in March 1995 and is designated a category A listed building. It remains the second most northerly man-made structure in the United Kingdom, surpassed only by an adjacent helipad.

Type: lighthouse
Materials: masonry
Heritage: category A listed building
Height: 20 m
Place: Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

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