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Kinnaird Head
Kinnaird Head

Tower: height: 10 metres, conical white tower on castle

Elevation: 25 metres

Range: Flashing white every 5 seconds, visible for 22 miles

This light is not operational

built by Thomas Smith for Scotland Northern Lighthouse Board 1787.

Date deactivated: 1991

Current use: Museum, open to public

This lighthouse was added to a previously existing 16th century castle. The property is now managed by the Kinnaird Head Trust and is the site of the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
location

North of Fraserburgh Harbour, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland

useful links
Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
Northern Lighthouse Board
- Kinnaird Head


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