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Historic Attractions in Orkney Islands
Subcategory: Lighthouses or Towns & Villages
Scotland, UK
This unusual lighthouse with its castellated tower was built in 1925. It is now solar powered. The tidal Island once had a...
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17
Built in 1789 on North Ronaldsay, this is the oldest lighthouse in the Northern Isles. It ceased operation in 1854 after...
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Scotland, UK
At the northern end of the most northerly of the Orkney Islands and 42m (139ft) high this is the tallest land based...
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Scotland, UK
This 1898 lighthouse, built at the edge of spectacular 79m (260ft) high cliffs on the Island of Westray, was the first to...
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Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
This historic town developed during the 18th century after it was chosen by the Hudson's Bay Company as a base for...
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Scotland, UK
This cliff top lighthouse was built in 1915 at the request of the Admiralty to mark an approach from the north to the...
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Scotland, UK
This lighthouse on South Walls was built in 1858. It marks the entrance to Scapa Flow one of the great natural harbours of...
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Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
Established by the Vikings, this attractive town with its narrow streets, 12th century cathedral, Bishop's and Earl's...
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Scotland, UK
This lighthouse on the island of Sanday was built in 1806 to replace the then ineffective light on North Ronaldsay. It was...
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Scotland, UK
In 1794 a lighthouse was built on the largest of this group of four uninhabited islands in the middle of the dangerous...
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Scotland, UK
With 60 known shipwrecks around the island this was a place that clearly needed to be avoided. In 1896 a lighthouse was...
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Scotland, UK
This tall lighthouse, 34m (112ft) high, on the low flat island of Auskerry was built in 1866. It was bombed by German...
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Scotland, UK
This is the most isolated lighthouse in the British Isles. It was built in 1895 on Sule Skerry a 35 acre island that lies...
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| 1 | Brough of Birsay Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Dennis Head Lighthouse | North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 | |
| 3 | North Ronaldsay Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Noup Head Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Stromness | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Copinsay Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | Cantick Head Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 8 | Kirkwall | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 9 | Start Point Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Pentland Skerries Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Stroma Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 12 | Auskerry Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 13 | Sule Skerry Lighthouse | Scotland, UK |
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