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1664:Minor lights
1629:Scurdie Ness
1619:St Abbs Head
1609:Rattray Head
1529:Crammag Head
1514:Corran Point
1484:Ardnamurchan
1233:Garbh Eilean
1193:Flodaigh Mòr
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198:Council area
166:Island group
150:57.15; -5.79
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1929:Ve Skerries
1904:Little Holm
1841:Start Point
1728:Neist Point
1698:Eilean Glas
1693:Dubh Artach
1654:Tarbat Ness
1649:Sule Skerry
1574:Isle of May
1559:Girdle Ness
1544:Dunnet Head
1499:Buchan Ness
1479:Ailsa Craig
1455:Lighthouses
1393:Trialabreac
1343:Sgeotasaigh
1318:Pabaigh Mòr
1213:Fuaigh Beag
1066:Tanera Beag
1001:Isle Ristol
996:Isle Martin
936:Eilean Tigh
931:Eilean Rìgh
906:Eilean Ighe
856:Calbha Beag
802:Engineering
556:mains power
522:Description
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2084:Categories
2037:lighthouse
1889:Firths Voe
1763:Skerryvore
1683:Barra Head
1634:Stoer Head
1594:North Rona
1504:Cape Wrath
1298:Muldoanich
1218:Fuaigh Mòr
1208:Fodragaigh
1108:Barra Head
926:Eilean Mòr
861:Calbha Mor
583:References
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316:57°08′36″N
269:Isleornsay
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1994:57°8′48″N
1899:Hoo Stack
1831:Noup Head
1758:Scarinish
1659:Turnberry
1599:Noss Head
1569:Inchkeith
1554:Fife Ness
1519:Corsewall
1494:Bell Rock
1489:Bass Rock
1398:Torogaigh
1278:Kirkibost
1273:Killegray
1268:Hermetray
1143:Ceann Iar
1138:Ceann Ear
1123:Ceabhaigh
1118:Calbhaigh
382:Automated
319:5°46′52″W
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1874:Eshaness
1861:Shetland
1846:Tor Ness
1811:Copinsay
1796:Auskerry
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746:Archived
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566:See also
516:Scotland
437:Heritage
429:Operator
406:Markings
352:Built by
215:Scotland
203:Highland
115:NG709125
69:Location
1869:Bressay
1718:Lismore
1713:Hyskeir
1708:Haskeir
1614:Rubh Re
1457:of the
1363:Stromay
1353:Shillay
1328:Sandray
1308:Oronsay
1253:Haskeir
1248:Groaigh
1203:Flodday
1198:Flodday
1113:Boreray
1036:Oronsay
776:Portals
657:27 July
510:in the
210:Country
133:57°09′N
1788:Orkney
1753:Ruvaal
1733:Ornsay
1723:Monach
1644:Stroma
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1534:Davaar
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1076:Torsa
1056:Shuna
1041:Pabay
1021:Lunga
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