Scottish Lighthouses

The Operating Authority for the lighthouses around Scotland is the Northern Lighthouse Board, formerly The Commissioners for the Northern Lighthouses. There are no manned lighthouses any more. The last manned scottish lighthouse was automated in 2000.

Ailsa Craig 1886
Ardmore Point 1958
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse 1849
Ardrossan Lighthouse
Ardtornish 1927
Ardtreck 1904
Arnish Point 1853
Auskerry, Orkney 1866
Bagi Stack 1976
Balta Sound 1895
Barns Ness 1901
Barra Head 1833
Barrel of Butter 1980
Bass Rock 1902
Bell Rock 1811
Bressay 1858
Brother Isle 1978
Brough of Birsay 1925
Buchan Ness 1827
Bunessan 1901
Butt of Lewis 1862
Cailleach Head
Cairns of Coll 1909
Cairnbulg Briggs 1858
Calf of Eday 1909
Calvay 1891
Canna 1907
Cantick Head 1858
Cape Wrath 1828
Carloway 1892
Carragh An T'Striuth 1960
Carragh Mhor 1928
Cava 1898
Channel Rock, Castlebay
Chanonry 1846
Clythness 1916
Copinsay 1915
Corran
Corran Narrows North East I860
Corsewall 1817
Covesea Skerries 1846
Craigton Point 1904
Crammag Head 1913
Cromarty 1846
Crowlin 1892
Davaar 1854
Duart Point I901
Dubh Artach 1872
Dubh Sgeir, Castlebay
Dubh Sgeir, Kerrara
Dubh Sgeir, Luing
Duncansby Head 1921
Dunnet Head 1831
Dunollie 1892
Dunvegan
Eigg 1985
Eight Metre Rock
Eilean a Chuirn 1907
Eilean Glas 1789
Eilean Nan Gabhar 1968
Eilean Trodday 1908
Eileanan Dubha
Elie Ness 1908
Esha Ness 1929
Eyre Point 1938
Fair Isle South 1892
Fair Isle North 1892
Fidra 1885
Fife Ness 1975
Firths Voe 1909
Fladda 1860
Flannan Islands 1899
Foula 1986
Fugla Ness 1893
Gamhna Gigha
Gasey Island 1985
Gasker
Girdle Ness 1833
Green Island 1906
Grey Rocks 1890
Gruney 1976
Haskeir
Helliar Holm 1893
Hestan Island 1850
Hillswick 1895
Holborn Head 1862
Holm of Skaw 1895
Holy Island Inner 1906
Holy Island Outer 1906
Hoo Stack 1986
Hoxa Head 1901
Hoy Sound High 1851
Hoy Sound Low 1851
Hyskeir 1904
Inchcolrn, Forth Ports PLC 1858
lnchkeith 1804
Isle of May 1636, 1816
Killantringan 1900
Kinnaird Head 1787
Kylerhea 1892
Lady Isle 1903
Lady Rock 1907
Lismore 1833
Little Holm 1976
Little Ross 1843
Loch Eriboll 1891
Loch Indall 1869
Loch Ryan 1847
Longman Point
Lowther Rock 1910
Lunna HoIrn 1985
McArthur’s Head 1861
Milaid Point 1912
Monach Isles 1867
Mousa 1951
Muckle Flugga I854
Muckie HoIm 1976
Muckle Roe 1897
Muckle Skerry
Mull of Eswick 1904
Mull of Galloway 1830
Mull of Kintyrc 1788
Na Cuilrean 1911
Neist Point 1909
Ness of Sound 1907
North Rona 1984
North Ronaldsay I790
North Spit of Kerrara 1948
Noss Head 1849
Noup Head 1898
Oban NLB Pier
Ornsay 1857
Ornsay Beacon 1908
Out Skerries Whalsay 1854
Outer Skerry 1908
Oxcars, Forth Ports PLC 1886
Papa Stronsay 1907
Pentland Skerries 1794
Pladda 1790
point of Fethaland 1977
Port Ellen 1832
Rattray Head 1895
Reisa An T’Struith 1892
Rhinns of Islay 1825
Rona 1857
Roseness 1905
Rova Head
Ruadh Sgeir 1906
Rubh Glas Front, Vatersay 1958
Rubh Glas Rear, Vatersay 1956
Rubh Re
Rubh Uisenish 1938
Rubh’A’ Chruidh
Rubha Cadail 1952
Rubha Nan Gall 1857
Ruff Reef 1909
Rumble Rock
Ruvaal 1859
Sanda 1858
Sandaig 1910
Scalasaig 1903
Scarinish I897
Scurdie Ness 1870
Sgeir Bhuidhe 1903
Sgeir Leadh, Castlebay 1891
Sgeir-Na-Cailleach 1958
Skate of Marrister 1986
Skerry of Ness 1981
Skerryvore 1844
Skervuile 1865
Sleat Point
St Abb's Head 1862
Start Point 1806
Stroma 1896
Stromness NLB Pier
Sule Skerry 1895
Surnburgh Head 182I
Suther Ness 1904
Swona 1906
Symbister Ness 1901
Tarbat Ness 1830
The Garvellachs 1901
Tiumpan Head 1900
Tod Head 1897
Tor Ness 1937
Turnberry 1873
Ushenish 1857
Uyeasound 1946
Vaila Sound 1894
Vaternish 1924
Ve Skerries 1979
Weaver Point 1891
Whitehill 1904

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