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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

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own the site and restored the lighthouse facilities and built a visitor centre which opened in 2014. The lighthouse is protected as a
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in 1821 and is the oldest lighthouse in Shetland. From 1906 until 1987, there was also an active
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who look after the bird reserve which surrounds the lighthouse.
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in 1864. The bell now hangs in the parish church at
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Sumburgh Head
Shetland
Scotland
OS grid
HU4072307872
Coordinates
59°51′15″N 1°16′29″W / 59.854053°N 1.274585°W / 59.854053; -1.274585
Robert Stevenson
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lighthouse
Sumburgh Head
Mainland
Shetland


Robert Stevenson
foghorn
Royal Victoria
Dunrossness


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category A listed building
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