Balta Sound Lighthouse
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Location & Light Range
About Balta Sound Lighthouse
A 5-meter white cylindrical skeletal tower constructed from aluminum in 2004 serves Balta Sound on the Shetland island of Unst. The structure, enclosed by white aluminum panels, has a focal height of 17 meters. It offers a geographic range of 12.4 nautical miles. The site is accessible, but the tower is not open to visitors.
Why it matters: This lighthouse aids navigation at Balta Sound, a waterway used by local fishing boats and ferries connecting the Shetland Islands. Its current design offers reliable maritime marking for the area.
Light & Optic
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2004
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- aluminum
Structure: square cylindrical skeletal tower enclosed by white aluminum panels
Location
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- Scotland
- Sea Region
- Balta Sound, an inlet on the Shetland island of Unst, the northernmost inhabited island of Scotland, Great Britain.
- Latitude
- 60.7403°
- Longitude
- -0.7947°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Baltasound(1.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A3828
- NGA No.
- 3524
- ARLHS No.
- SCO-014
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