Arnish Point Lighthouse

Arnish Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , . Arnish Point Lighthouse is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the village .
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Arnish Point Lighthouse, Lewis”, “Lewis, Arnish Point Lighthouse”, “Stornoway Lighthouse”, and “Taigh-solais Rubha Àirinis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Attendant’s House, Arnish Point Lighthouse, Lewis and HMY Iolaire.

Building
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is a building.

Memorial
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was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907. is situated 4,200 feet east of Arnish Point Lighthouse.

Power station
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Battery Point Power Station, is an electrical generation facility in , Scotland. It was commissioned in 1954 to supply power to the Western Isles. is situated 1 mile north of Arnish Point Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Parkend and Holm.

Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Scottish , on the and a quasi-suburb of . is situated within the parish of Stornoway.

Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the , although like , it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of , on the island of in the of .

Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main town on and the admin centre for all of Scotland's . Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.

Arnish Point Lighthouse

Latitude
58.19127° or 58° 11′ 29″ north
Longitude
-6.37036° or 6° 22′ 13″ west
Operator
Northern Lighthouse Board.
Open location code
9CCM5JRH+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 685977023
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q17853448
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In Other Languages

“Arnish Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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