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Copinsay Lighthouse lighthouse is located on an island to the east of the Orkney mainland. It was built in 1915 and the engineer was Charles A. Stevenson. It has a range of 21 miles and flashes 5 white every 30 seconds. The station was automated in 1991 and the keepers removed.

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