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Stroma Island is located in the Pentland Firth off the North Coast of Scotland near John O' Groats. A lighthouse engineered by David A Stevenson was established in 1896. The tower is 75 feet tall and has a nominal range of 26 miles. The station was automated and the keepers removed in 1996. Since then the islands has been inhabited by sheep with an occassional human visitor.

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