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
edit| Location | North Uist Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°36′29.6″N 7°05′59.4″W / 57.608222°N 7.099833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1980 |
| Foundation | reinforced concrete |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1980 |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Shape | square tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top |
| Markings | white tower |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1980 |
| Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[3] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s |
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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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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