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One of the most difficult of the mainland Scottish Lighthouses to reach Cape Wrath lies at mainland Scotland's most northwesterly point. To visit once you get to Durness, you ride a ferry across the Loch of Durness to meet a minivan which will take you out to the lighthouse. Built in 1828 the engineer was Robert Stevenson. The beacon which flashes four white every 30 second has a range of 24 mile. The station was automated in 1998 and the keepers removed.

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