Weavers Point
Weavers Point (Scottish Gaelic: Rubha an Fhigheadair) is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland.[1] There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.[2]
Lighthouse
Weavers Point Light | |
Outer Hebrides | |
Location | North Uist Scotland United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 57°36′29.6″N 7°05′59.4″W |
Year first lit | 1980 |
Automated | 1980 |
Foundation | reinforced concrete |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Tower shape | square tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top |
Markings / pattern | white tower |
Tower height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[3] |
The light is modern construction established in 1980. It is a skeletal tower covered by aluminium panels with the light on the top, the characteristic light is not available.
References
- "Weaver's Point". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- "Weavers Point Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- Weavers Point Northern Lighthouse Board. The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 257 May 2016
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