Point of Sleat Lighthouse

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Point of Sleat Lighthouse
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Point of Sleat Lighthouse
Location Isle of Skye, Point of Sleat, Highland, United Kingdom OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 57°01′06″N6°01′03″W / 57.018295°N 6.017619°W / 57.018295; -6.017619
Tower
Constructed1934 (first)
Foundationreinforced concrete
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Automated2003
Height5 m (16 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapequadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top
Markingswhite tower
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operator Northern Lighthouse Board   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit2003 (current)
Deactivated2003 (first)
Focal height20 m (66 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 3s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Point of Sleat Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Skye in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It was built in 1934 at the Point of Sleat at the southern end of the island. In 2003 the tower was dismantled and replaced by a concrete structure with a solar powered light. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Townships: Point of Sleat". Sleat Local History Society. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.