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Cantick Head Lighthouse

Cantick Head Lighthouse — lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

Cantick Head Lighthouse

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Cantick Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse in islands. Established 1858. (Lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow.". Coordinates 58.7871°, -3.1313°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
58.7871, -3.1313
Established
1858

Sources

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