Stroma Lighthouse
Stroma is an uninhabited island in the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland of Scotland. It forms part of the civil parish of Canisbay in Caithness, in the Highland council area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Caithness, Scotland
- Also known as: “Swilkie Point Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huna and Canisbay.
Huna
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area. Huna is situated 4 miles south of Stroma Lighthouse.
Canisbay
Hamlet
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of Huna and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Canisbay is situated 4½ miles south of Stroma Lighthouse.
John o’Groats
Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.
Stroma Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.69588° or 58° 41′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.11679° or 3° 7′ 0″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9CCRMVWM+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 610464527OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Stroma Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Stroma”
- French: “Phare de Stroma”
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