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.
- Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Cantick Head”“Cantick Head Lighthouse, South Walls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Switha and Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former… 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
Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Longhope is situated 2½ miles west of Cantick Head Lighthouse.
Cantick Head Lighthouse
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Latitude
58.78711° or 58° 47′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.13131° or 3° 7′ 53″ west
Open location code
9CCRQVP9+RF
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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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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