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Muckle Fugga is the northern most lighthouse in the UK being off the north tip the island of Unst in Shetland. It is also one of the most famous. The building of this station was a difficult undertaking. The engineer was David Stevenson. After much struggle the light was lighted in January 1858. The only access to this light is by boat.

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