Weavers Point

Weavers Point (Scottish Gaelic: Rubha an Fhigheadair) is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland.[1] There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.[2]

Lighthouse

Weavers Point Light

Weavers Point Light
Outer Hebrides
Location North Uist
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 57°36′29.6″N 7°05′59.4″W / 57.608222°N 7.099833°W / 57.608222; -7.099833Coordinates: 57°36′29.6″N 7°05′59.4″W / 57.608222°N 7.099833°W / 57.608222; -7.099833
Year first lit 1980
Automated 1980
Foundation reinforced concrete
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height 20 metres (66 ft)
Range 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[3]

The light is modern construction established in 1980. It is a skeletal tower covere by aluminium panels with the light on the top, the characteristic light is not available.

See also


References

  1. "Weaver's Point". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. "Weavers Point Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. Weavers Point Northern Lighthouse Board. The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 257 May 2016


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