Flannan Isle Lighthouse was established in 1899 and the engineers were David and Charles Stevenson. The station is located in the Atlantic 15 miles west of the Isle of Lewis and marks the fringe of the Hebrides. The towers is 23 metres high and flashes (2) white every 30 seconds. It has a range of 20 miles. It is one of the last of the Northern Lighthouse Board's stations to be automated.

The beautiful picture is by David Munro and was featured in the 1996 Northern Lighthouse Board Calendar.

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If you would like to know what it is like to buy a Scottish lighthouse then check out The Last Lighthouse.

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