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Cantick Head is located near Scapa Flow in the Pentland Firth south of the Orkney Islands. It was established in 1858 and engineered by David and Thomas Stevenson. Its beacon has a character of flashing white every 20 seconds and a nominal range of 18 nautical miles.

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