Westray Lighthouse
Noup Head Lighthouse lies on the north west headland of the isle of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. It was constructed by David A Stevenson in 1898 for the Northern Lighthouse Board.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Noup Head Lighthouse”, “Noup Head Lighthouse, Westray”, and “Westray, Noup Head Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Links of Noltland and Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray.
Links of Noltland
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Links of Noltland was a large prehistoric settlement located on the north coast of the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The extensive ruins includes several late Neolithic and early Bronze Age dwellings and is place of discovery of the Westray Wife figurine, uncovered during an excavation in 2009. Links of Noltland is situated 2½ miles east of Westray Lighthouse.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray
Archaeological site
Photo: AakBurbage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Westray Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 3 miles east of Westray Lighthouse.
Westray Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.33108° or 59° 19′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.07013° or 3° 4′ 13″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9CFR8WJH+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 925595640OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11611455Wikidata ID
Q7063872
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Westray Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑙普角灯塔”
- French: “phare de Noup Head”
- French: “Phare de Noup Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Links and Kelp Green.
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