Neist Point Lighthouse
Image taken : 2019-05-15 - 21:31, Fujifilm X-Pro2, XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 R LM OIS @ 52.7mm, 0.8sec, f/11, ISO400.
Neist Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 1 November 1909. An aerial cableway is used to take supplies to the lighthouse and cottages.
Since 1990, the lighthouse has been operated remotely from the Northern Lighthouse Board headquarters in Edinburgh. The former keepers' cottages are now in private ownership.
In 1971 the lighthouse was listed as a Category B listed building.
Neist Point is the most westerly point on the Duirinish peninsula on the Isle of Skye. It projects into The Minch and provides a walk and viewpoint.
The note above is taken from the Wikipedia article "Neist Point Lighthouse", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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Neist Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 1 November 1909. An aerial cableway is used to take supplies to the lighthouse and cottages.
Since 1990, the lighthouse has been operated remotely from the Northern Lighthouse Board headquarters in Edinburgh. The former keepers' cottages are now in private ownership.
In 1971 the lighthouse was listed as a Category B listed building.
Neist Point is the most westerly point on the Duirinish peninsula on the Isle of Skye. It projects into The Minch and provides a walk and viewpoint.
The note above is taken from the Wikipedia article "Neist Point Lighthouse", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Check map position at Neist Point, Skye (Opens in new window)