Wick North Pier Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Wick North Pier Lighthouse
Built in 1910, this hexagonal iron skeletal tower reaches a height of 12 meters. The structure, colored brown, incorporates a lantern and gallery. It is situated 0.2 kilometers from Wick, its nearest port, and was originally the rear light in a paired range system with the South Pier light. The lighthouse is now inactive.
Why it matters: This lighthouse functioned as the back marker for a range light system, assisting ships navigating into Wick Harbour.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- brown
- Material
- iron
Structure: hexagonal iron skeletal tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- Scotland
- Sea Region
- Located midway on the North Pier in the town of Wick, formerly the county seat of Caithness.
- Latitude
- 58.4390°
- Longitude
- -3.0789°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1910
Significant events: originally the rear light of a range with the South Pier light as the front light, became inactive
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Wick(0.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- SCO-342
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