Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
Muckle Flugga lighthouse punctuates the rocky stack of Muckle Flugga, in Shetland, Scotland. Originally called North Unst Lighthouse, it was renamed in 1964.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse built 1858 in Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “North Unst” and “North Unst Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Out Stack and Hermaness.
Out Stack
Islet
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Hermaness
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermaness is the northernmost headland of Unst, the most northerly inhabited island of Shetland, Scotland. It consists of huge sea cliffs and moorland, making it an ideal habitat for a variety of birds. Hermaness is situated 2 miles south of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
RRH Saxa Vord
Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord, is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. RRH Saxa Vord is situated 2½ miles southeast of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burrafirth and Skaw.
Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrafirth links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. Burrafirth is situated 3½ miles south of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
Skaw
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom. Skaw is situated 4 miles southeast of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
Haroldswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles. Haroldswick is situated 5 miles south of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.85536° or 60° 51′ 19″ northLongitude
-0.88559° or 0° 53′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CGXV447+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 202731229OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Muckle Flugga Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬克弗拉加燈塔”
- Dutch: “Muckle Flugga Lighthouse”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Muckle Flugga”
- French: “phare de Muckle Flugga”
- French: “Phare de Muckle Flugga”
- German: “Muckle Flugga Lighthouse”
- Italian: “Faro di Muckle Flugga”
- Japanese: “マックル・フラッガ・ライトハウス”
- Japanese: “マックル・フラッガ灯台”
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