North Ronaldsay Lighthouse, Orkney Islands

About North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1854 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, just over 40 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated in the early 1800s. It was built by David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson and lies at the north of the island at Point of Sinsoss located 500 yards west of Dennis Head Old Beacon, and boasts Britain's tallest land-based lighthouse tower at 139 feet. The old fog siren with notable red trumpet was replaced by an electric diaphragm-type horn.

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At a glance

Built: 1852
Heritage designation: category B listed building
Height: 42 m

Source: Wikidata

Photos of North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

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North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory John Tustin · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month: August (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (130 mm)
Driest month: May (48 mm)

8° 3°

7° 3°

9° 4°

11° 6°

13° 8°

14° 9°

15° 10°

14° 9°

12° 7°

10° 5°

8° 4°

Jan

113

Feb

88

Mar

97

Apr

65

May

48

Jun

53

Jul

58

Aug

71

Sep

101

Oct

118

Nov

130

Dec

120

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of North Ronaldsay Lighthouse
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	7°	7°	9°	11°	13°	14°	15°	14°	12°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	3°	4°	6°	8°	9°	10°	9°	7°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	113	88	97	65	48	53	58	71	101	118	130	120

How to get to North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 251 km to the south.

Airports

Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmsouthwest
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 57 kmsouthwest
Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 82 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 251 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 327 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 386 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 529 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

The Wart Island 24 kmSW
Sanday Island Island 19 kmSW
North Ronaldsay Island 3 kmSW
Holms of Ire Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km299 places

Shapinsay Island 47 kmSW
Rousay Island 45 kmSW
Eday Island 32 kmSW
Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmW

60–100 km377 places

Hoy Island 80 kmSW
Flotta Island 75 kmSW
Hesta Head Natural site 74 kmSW
Sweyn Holm Island 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dennis Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.5 km SW
Dennis Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.9 km SE
Bay of Sjaivar Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.6 km SE
Garsow Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.3 km SW
Bay of Ires Taing Natural site, United Kingdom
0.6 km W
Bay of Tween Taings Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.1 km SE
Bay of Summerayre Natural site, United Kingdom
0.9 km W
Lens Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.1 km W

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

Nearest towns and villages

Easting Village, Orkney Islands
1 km SW
Ancumtoun Village, Orkney Islands
2.5 km SW
Linklet Village, Orkney Islands
3.1 km SW
Hollandstoun Village, Orkney Islands
3.5 km SW