Managing Organization: Northern Lighthouse Board
Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/copinsay.htm
Notes: This lighthouse was designed by engineer Charles A. Stevenson. Tower Height: 52 Height of Focal Plane: 259 Characteristic and Range: Five white flashes every 30 seconds, visible for 21 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White conical tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1915 Date Present Tower Built: 1915 Date Automated: 1991 Fog Signal: Discontinued 2001 (was 4 blasts every 60 seconds). Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Keepers: Murdoch Lamont (c. 1986)
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