The light on the holm off the end of Lunna Ness
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Location | Lunna Holm Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 60°27′19″N 1°02′28″W / 60.455223°N 1.040976°WCoordinates: 60°27′19″N 1°02′28″W / 60.455223°N 1.040976°W |
Year first constructed | 1985 |
Automated | 1985 |
Construction | fiberglass tower |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
Focal height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Light source | solar power |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red and green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (3) WRG 15s. |
Admiralty number | A3811 |
NGA number | 3426 |
ARLHS number | SCO-132 |
Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Lunna Holm is a small island near Lunna Ness (Mainland, Shetland), in the Shetland Islands. It is 27 metres (89 ft) at its highest point.
Lunna Holm Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Lunna Holm at the east entrance of Yell Sound. It was built in 1985 in fiberglass, it is fully automated and run by solar power; it emits three white, red or green flashes every 15 seconds depending from the direction.