Dennis Head Old Beacon
Dennis Head Old Beacon is a ruined lighthouse on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The beacon and keepers' houses are protected as a scheduled monument. It is one of the earliest surviving purpose-built lighthouse towers in Scotland.Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: ruined lighthouse on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland
- Also known as: “Dennis Head, Old Beacon, North Ronaldsay”, “Kirk Taing”, “North Ronaldsay, Dennis Head, Old Lighthouse”, “Old Beacon”, and “Old Lighthouse, North Ronaldsay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dennis Loch and North Ronaldsay Lighthouse.
Dennis Loch
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dennis Loch is situated 660 feet west of Dennis Head Old Beacon.
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1852 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, 43 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated. North Ronaldsay Lighthouse is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Dennis Head Old Beacon.
Trolla Vatn
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trolla Vatn is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Dennis Head Old Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancumtoun and Bustatoun.
Ancumtoun
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancumtoun is a small settlement in the north of the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Ancumtoun is situated 2 miles west of Dennis Head Old Beacon.
Bustatoun
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bustatoun is a village on the island of North Ronaldsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Bustatoun is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dennis Head Old Beacon.
Dennis Head Old Beacon
- Category: lighthouse
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.38427° or 59° 23′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.37123° or 2° 22′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CFV9JMH+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 203159869OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5258500
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Dennis Head Old Beacon” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Dennis Head Old Beacon”
- French: “Dennis Head Old Beacon”
- German: “Dennis Head Beacon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Skivar and Scottiegar Loch.
Nearby Places
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