Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, Port of Ness

Name: Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Address: Port of Ness, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Port of Ness

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, designed by David Stevenson, was built at Butt of Lewis to aid shipping in the 1860s. Unusual for a lighthouse in Scotland, it is constructed of red brick, and is unpainted. The station was automated in 1998, one of the last to be converted. A modern differential GPS base station has now been sited on a nearby hill to further aid navigation. This hill was also the site for a Lloyd's Signal Station from the 1890s. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 58°30'56"N, 6°15'39"W

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Port of Ness United Kingdom

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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Teampall Mholuaidh, Dùn Èistean, Port Stoth.

0.8 miS
Church
Teampall Mholuaidh, Port of Ness
21 min walk • St Moluag's church is a church in the village of Eoropie in Ness in the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It is one of the busiest visitor attractions in Ness, due to historical importance and because it is easily accessible from the road along a footpath.
1.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Dùn Èistean, Port of Ness
35 min walk • Dùn Èistean is a multi-period archaeological site on an inter-tidal sea stack on the north east coast of the Isle of Lewis, near the village of Knockaird in the area of Nis in the Western Isles of Scotland.
0.4 miSE
Harbor
Port Stoth, Port of Ness
11 min walk • Port Stoth, known locally as Stoth and pronounced Stow, is a sheltered inlet just southeast of the Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the most northerly landing in the Outer Hebrides. A track leads down to a slipway which runs across the sandy beach. Port Stoth is about 400 yards from the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse.