Bressay Lighthouse

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The Bressay Lighthouse, German Bressay Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Scottish island of Bressay Shetland. 1977, the lighthouse was listed in the Scottish lists of monuments in the category B. The operation of the Bressay lighthouse - was set in 2012.

The lighthouse is located at a height of 32 m above sea level, resulting in a range of 23 nautical miles ( about 42 km). The identifier of the tower were two white flashes every 20 seconds.

History

In November 1854, the construction of a lighthouse in the southwest of the island of Bressay at the southern entrance of the Bressay - Sund, the Bressay was separated from the main island of Mainland, requested. After negotiations on the assumption of the costs was finally started in February 1856 with the first work on location. Being engineers, the famous lighthouse architect Thomas and David Stevenson were responsible for planning. On August 31, 1858 beacon was first lit. 1905, the tower was renovated and new buildings were added. In July 1967, the system was electrified and the operation of the associated foghorn eventually discontinued in 1987. After the lighthouse was automated in 1989, the operation on 12 September 2012 has been set. A message has already been issued in the previous month. To secure the waterway a new signal light with a range of ten nautical miles was installed with the same identifier.