North Ronaldsay Lighthouse
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1854 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, just over 40 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated in the early 1800s.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse on North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “North Ronaldsay, Dennis Ness, Lighthouse And Keepers‘ Cottages”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Trolla Vatn and Dennis Loch.
Dennis Head Old Beacon
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancumtoun and Bustatoun.
Ancumtoun
Hamlet
Bustatoun
Hamlet
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.38966° or 59° 23′ 23″ north
Longitude
-2.38138° or 2° 22′ 53″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Height
141 feet (43 metres)
Operator
Northern Lighthouse Board
Open location code
9CFV9JQ9+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“North Ronaldsay Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de North Ronaldsay”
- French: “Phare de North Ronaldsay”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Point of Sinsoss and Dennis Ness.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Rue and Rocks of Ires Taing.
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Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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