Lighthouses · Scottish Highlands
Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour
Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour — lighthouse in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 58.2952°, -3.2896°.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 28/11/1984 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Latheron NGR ND 24466 34861 Coordinates 324466, 934861 — Harbour; 1849; rebuilt, 1882; harbour complex of 4 basins; flagstone rubble masonry with some modern rendering. Small octagonal lighthouse with domed lantern; 2 storehouses abutting one another, both rubble with rubble dressings. Western store of 3 storeys, 6 symmetrical bays; abutting west gable second storey of 2 storeys, 6 bays, both with corrugated asbestos roofs. — Apparently the western part of the store ranges served partially as a salmon fisherman's bothy until after World War 2, and the eastern part as a herring fishing station, reportedly with separate ladies water closet at the end of the building.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour is a category B listed lighthouse located in the Scottish Highlands, postcode KW3. It serves as a notable maritime structure in the region, contributing to the coastal navigation of the area.
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- Coordinates
- 58.2952, -3.2896
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW3 6DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- wikidata: Q17827352 (CC0)
- commons: Lybster Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 324798.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour?
- Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KW3 6DB).
- Is Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour a listed building?
- Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour free to visit?
- Yes, Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW3 6DB. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.