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Sumburgh
Head
Tower height: 17 metres, white conical tower
Elevation: 91 metres
Range: 3 white flashes every 30 seconds, visible for 23 miles
This light is operational
built 1821 by Robert Stevenson
Date automated: 1991
Current use: Active aid to navigation,
self-catering accommodation
The name Sumburgh comes from Norse - Sunn Borg, the South Broch
Sumburgh Head was the first lighthouse built on Shetland.
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