Tiumpan Head Lighthouse

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Tiumpan Head Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as part of the Stevenson-engineered network of Scottish lighthouses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal navigational aid
lighthouse
architecturalDesigner Charles Alexander Stevenson NERFINISHED
David Alan Stevenson NERFINISHED
category Aids to Navigation
colour black lantern
ochre trim
white tower
constructionMaterial masonry
constructionStartDate 1900
country Scotland
function marine navigation
warning of coastal hazards
hasFeature attached keeper’s houses
fog signal building
walled lighthouse compound
heritageStatus listed lighthouse
inception 1900s
lightCharacteristic flashing white light
locatedIn Isle of Lewis NERFINISHED
Outer Hebrides
Scotland, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Tiumpan Head NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater The Minch NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedOn east coast of Isle of Lewis
marking entrance to The Minch
shipping route to Stornoway NERFINISHED
near Stornoway NERFINISHED
officialOpeningDate 1900
operatedBy Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED
originalPowerSource paraffin
partOf Stevenson-engineered network of Scottish lighthouses
powerSource mains electricity
region Na h-Eileanan Siar NERFINISHED
towerShape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

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David Alan Stevenson designed Tiumpan Head Lighthouse