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.

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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… 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… 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.

Stroma Lighthouse

Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.69588° or 58° 41′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.11679° or 3° 7′ 0″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

9CCRMVWM+97

OpenStreetMap ID

node 610464527

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

9782448

Wikidata ID

Q28831542

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In Other Languages

“Stroma Lighthouse” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Stroma”
French: “Phare de Stroma”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nethertown and Uppertown.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: War Memorial and School House.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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