Lighthouses · Scottish Highlands
Ornsay Lighthouse
Ornsay Lighthouse — lighthouse on Skye, Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Ornsay Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1857. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Managed by Northern Lighthouse Board. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse on Skye, Scotland". Coordinates: 57.1434°, -5.7811°.
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Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 57.1434, -5.7811
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV43 8QR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Established
- 1857
Sources
- wikidata: Q17829400 (CC0)
- commons: Ornsay Light Tower, Isle of Skye (10102284544) (cropped).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Ornsay Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ornsay Lighthouse?
- Ornsay Lighthouse is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV43 8QR).
- When was Ornsay Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1857.
- Who runs Ornsay Lighthouse?
- Ornsay Lighthouse is operated by Northern Lighthouse Board.
- Is Ornsay Lighthouse a listed building?
- Ornsay Lighthouse is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Ornsay Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Ornsay Lighthouse is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ornsay Lighthouse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV43 8QR. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency.