Lunna Holm

Lunna Holm from Land Taing
Lunna Holm Lighthouse

The light on the holm off the end of Lunna Ness
Shetland
Location Lunna Holm
Shetland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 60°27′19″N 1°02′28″W / 60.455223°N 1.040976°W / 60.455223; -1.040976Coordinates: 60°27′19″N 1°02′28″W / 60.455223°N 1.040976°W / 60.455223; -1.040976
Year first constructed 1985
Automated 1985
Construction fiberglass tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 8 metres (26 ft)
Focal height 19 metres (62 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
red and green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) WRG 15s.
Admiralty number A3811
NGA number 3426
ARLHS number SCO-132
Managing agent Northern Lighthouse Board[1] [2]

Lunna Holm is a small island near Lunna Ness (Mainland, Shetland), in the Shetland Islands. It is 27 metres (89 ft) at its highest point.

Lighthouse

Lunna Holm Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Lunna Holm at the east entrance of Yell Sound. It was built in 1985 in fiberglass, it is fully automated and run by solar power; it emits three white, red or green flashes every 15 seconds depending from the direction.

See also

References

  1. Lunna Holm The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 May 2016
  2. Shetland Lighthouses Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 31 May 2016


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