Eshaness Lighthouse is situated on the
Northmavine
Northmavine or Northmaven ( non, Norðan Mæfeið, meaning ‘the land north of the Mavis Grind’) is a peninsula in northwest Mainland Shetland in Scotland. The peninsula has historically formed the civil parish Northmavine. The modern Northmav ...
peninsula in the north-west of the
Shetland Islands,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
. It sometimes rendered as Esha Ness Lighthouse.
The
lighthouse has a tapering, square tower high and was built by
David Alan Stevenson, one of the famous 'lighthouse' Stevensons, between 1925 and 1929. It was built from concrete because of the unsuitability of local stone.
It flashes white every 12 seconds and has a nominal range of . The light was automated in 1974 and the former lighthouse keepers' accommodation is now holiday accommodation. It is owned by the
Shetland Amenity Trust.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Scotland
This is a list of lighthouses in Scotland. The Northern Lighthouse Board, from which much of the information is derived, are responsible for most lighthouses in Scotland but have handed over responsibility in the major estuaries to the port aut ...
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List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
This is a list of the currently operational lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB). The list is divided by geographical location, and then by whether the lighthouses are classed by the NLB as a 'major lighthouse' or a 'minor light'. F ...
References
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EshanessNorthern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 28 May 2016
External links
Northern Lighthouse Board
Lighthouses completed in 1929
Category B listed buildings in Shetland
Category B listed lighthouses
Lighthouses in Shetland
Northmavine
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