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| Album name: | Neil1062 / Scotland |
| Rating (2 votes): |   (Show details) |
| Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Active |
| Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | 1806, Robert Stevenson Engineer |
| Height of the tower, m: | 18 | Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: | 25 |
| Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | Flash (2) 20s & 2 x Scheme-R (backup reduced range) |
| Range, nm: | 24 |
| Any other comments: | Open to the Public by appointment, 30min walk from carpark only accessible at low tide |
| Coordinates (in any format): | 59 16.638 N 002 22.577 W |
| Displayed: | 117 times |
| Date added: | Jul 30, 2016 |
| DateTime Original: | 2013:10:18 16:53:13 |
| Image Description: | |
| Keywords: | Orkney islands / Scotland / United Kingdom / North sea |
| Download Picture: | For registered users only |
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Start Point was the first Scottish lighthouse to have a revolving light which gave it a unique character making it easily distinguished from other lights. It was painted with its black and white vertical stripes around 1915, which makes it a recognisable day mark; it is the only Scottish lighthouse painted in this way.?
Disaster struck during the building of Start Point lighthouse when the vessel "Stromness" set off to return the workmen back to Leith. A tremendous storm blew up forcing the "Stromness" back northwards to shelter off Flotta island. During the night the cables broke and she was smashed to pieces on the rocks with the loss of all on board except the cabin boy, who was found clinging to the top of the mast.?
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