Arnish Point Lighthouse
Arnish Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Western Isles, Scotland. Arnish Point Lighthouse is situated nearby to the ruins Gun Emplacement, as well as near the village Sandwick.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.
Attendant’s House, Arnish Point Lighthouse, Lewis
Building
Attendant’s House, Arnish Point Lighthouse, Lewis is a building.
HMY Iolaire
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMY Iolaire was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in Scotland in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907. HMY Iolaire is situated 4,300 feet east of Arnish Point Lighthouse.
Stornoway power station
Power station
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stornoway power station, also known as Battery Point Power Station, is an electrical generation facility in Stornoway, Scotland. It was commissioned in 1954 to supply power to the Western Isles. Stornoway power station is situated 1 mile north of Arnish Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Parkend and Holm.
Sandwick
Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis and a quasi-suburb of Stornoway. Sandwick is situated within the parish of Stornoway.
Parkend and Holm
Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the Isle of Lewis, although like Melbost, it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of Stornoway, on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Stornoway
Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. 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
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.19127° or 58° 11′ 29″ northLongitude
-6.37037° or 6° 22′ 13″ westOperator
Northern Lighthouse Board.Open location code
9CCM5JRH+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 685977023OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q17853448
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In Other Languages
“Arnish Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- German: “Arnish Point Lighthouse”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gun Emplacement and Gun Emplacement.
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