Back منارة جزر فلانان Arabic Фар на островите Фланан Bulgarian Flannan Isles Lighthouse German Faro de las islas Flannan Spanish Flannani saarte tuletorn Estonian Flannan Isles Lighthouse Finnish Phare des îles Flannan French Mercusuar Kepulauan Flannan ID Faro delle isole Flannan Italian Маяк на островах Фланнан Russian
 The Chapel of St. Flannan can be seen on the slope to the right of the lighthouse on Eilean Mòr. | |
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| Location | Eilean Mòr 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Lewis Western Isles Scotland |
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| OS grid | NA7266746884 |
| Coordinates | 58°17′17″N 07°35′17″W / 58.28806°N 7.58806°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1899 |
| Designed by | David Alan Stevenson  |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1][2] |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 101 metres (331 ft) |
| Lens | 3rd order clamshell Fresnel lens |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 30s. |
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is best known for the mysterious disappearance of its keepers in 1900.[3]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Western Isles". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Flannan Islands Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 18 May 2016
- ^ "Il mistero del faro delle Isole Flannan – Aelan More". Bottega Mistero (in Italian). 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2019.