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Lighthouses · Scottish Lowlands

Souter Lighthouse

In or near South Shields.

Souter Lighthouse — Lighthouse in England.

Souter Lighthouse

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Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse in lowlands. Established 1871. (Lighthouse in England.) Wikipedia notes: "Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England.. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day.". Coordinates 54.9705°, -1.3641°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
54.9705, -1.3641
Established
1871

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