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Barra Head Lighthouse on Barra Head identifies the southern entrance to The Minch, roughly halfway between the Eilean Glas and Rinns of Islay lighthouses. The 58-foot (18-metre) stone tower, built in 1833, stands on the west side of the island, at the top of a very steep cliff, making the light the highest in the UK with a focal plane of 208 m (682 ft) above sea level.
The Barra Head Lighthouse, designed by Robert Stevenson, has operated since 1833. From 1931 to 1980 Barra Head was inhabited only by the lighthouse keepers and their wives but the lighthouse is now automated and the island completely uninhabited. The rough seas that surround the island have been used to test prototype lifeboats.
The lighthouse was built at the center of the Santo Antônio da Barra Fort. [1] [2] [3] The current lighthouse is the second built the site. The first was built of taipa, and was the second built in the Americas, after the old Friborg Palace in Recife. The current structure was built in 1839 and dedicated by Dom Pedro II of Brazil. It is ...
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse North Ayrshire 55°31′2″N 5°3′39″W: Holy Island: 1905: Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson: Northern Lighthouse Board: 23: 38 [4] 25 [4] Hoxa Head Lighthouse Orkney Islands 58°49′19″N 3°2′5″W: South Ronaldsay: 1901 [a] David A Stevenson: Northern Lighthouse Board: Hoxa Head Lighthouse Orkney Islands ...
Barra Head Lighthouse, Keeper's House, Graveyard, Ancillary Structures, Garden And Boundary Walls 56°47′08″N 7°39′12″W / 56.785426°N 7.653252°W / 56.785426; -7.653252 ( Barra Head Lighthouse, Keeper's House, Graveyard, Ancillary Structures, Garden And Boundary
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Santo Antonio da Barra Lighthouse: Barra Salvador, Bahia: 1839: 22 m (72 ft) 39 m (128 ft) Al Iso (2) W (1) R 30s. white: 38 nmi (70 km) red: 34 nmi (63 km) G0242: 18028 São Cristóvão Lighthouse: Image: São Cristóvão
Lighthouse Location Coordinates Year built Structure Focal height ALN Notes Bird Island: Bird Island [1: 1] 1852-12-01, 1873-05-01 [1] 26 m masonry tower [1] 30 m [1] D6412 [2] The Doddington sank at the island in 1755. [1] Bluff: Durban, KZN