Cantick Head Lighthouse
The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cantick Head” and “Cantick Head Lighthouse, South Walls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Switha and Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Switha
Islet
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Cantick Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point of Hackness and Longhope.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2½ miles west of Cantick Head Lighthouse.
Whome
Village
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Whome, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Whome is situated 3 miles north of Cantick Head Lighthouse.
Cantick Head Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.78711° or 58° 47′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.13131° or 3° 7′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CCRQVP9+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1329027607OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q17829260
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Cantick Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Cantick Head”
- French: “Phare de Cantick Head”
- Japanese: “カンティック・ヘッド灯台”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Green Hill of Hestiegeo,broch and Green Hill of Scarton, Settlement.
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