Ushenish lighthouse
Isle of South Uist Outer Hebrides Scotland
The Outer Hebrides are a group of Islands 80km .. 50 miles off the west coast of Scotland.
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Ushenish Lighthouse was designed by engineers David
& Thomas Stevenson.
The lighthouse is located on the east coast of South Uist and was first lit on 10 November 1857, it was also one of the first to be automated in 1970.
The structure is 12m (40ft) tall and unusually its built of brick, it sits 56m (185ft) ASL giving it a range of 19 nautical
miles, it flashes red/white every 20 seconds.
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ARLHS # SCO - 249
ILLW # UK-0124
Admiralty # A4004
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Grid locator: IO67JH
WAB: NF83
IOTA: EU-010
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