List of lighthouses in Scotland

This is a list of lighthouses in Scotland. The Northern Lighthouse Board, from which much of the information is derived, are responsible for most lighthouses in Scotland but have handed over responsibility in the major estuaries to the port authorities. Many of the more minor lights are not shown. A lighthouse that is no longer operating is indicated by the date of closure in the operated by column. Where two dates are shown, the lighthouse has been rebuilt.

Nearly all the lighthouses in this list were designed by and most were built by four generations of one family, including Thomas Smith, who was both the stepfather and father-in-law of Robert Stevenson. Robert's sons and grandsons not only built most of the lights, often under the most appalling of conditions, but pioneered many of the improvements in lighting and signalling that cut down the enormous loss of life in shipping around the coasts of Scotland.

The table may be sorted by any column by clicking on the heading.

Lighthouses

Name	Area coordinates	Island / mainland	Year built	Designed / built by	Operated by / closed	Tower height	Focal height	Range
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse	South Ayrshire 55°15′6″N 5°6′24″W	Ailsa Craig	1886	Thomas Stevenson, David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	11	18	17
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse	Highland 56°43′38″N 6°13′34″W	mainland	1849	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	35	55	24
Auskerry Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 59°1′33″N 2°34′20″W	Auskerry	1866	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	34	34	20
Barns Ness Lighthouse	East Lothian 55°59′14″N 2°26′43″W	mainland	1899	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Deactivated 2005	37	36	10
Barra Head Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 56°47′7″N 7°39′13″W	Barra Head	1833	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	18	208	18
Bass Rock Lighthouse	East Lothian 56°4′36″N 2°38′28″W	Bass Rock	1902	David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	20	46	10
Bell Rock Lighthouse	Angus 56°25′58″N 2°23′17″W	Inchcape	1810	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	36	28	18
Bressay Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 60°7′12″N 1°7′17″W	Bressay	1858	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board (until Sep 2012), Lerwick Port Authority (from 2012)	16	32	23, 10
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 59°8′13″N 3°20′21″W	Brough of Birsay	1925	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	11	52	18
Buchan Ness Lighthouse	Aberdeenshire 57°28′13″N 1°46′28″W	mainland	1827	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	35	40	18
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 58°30′56″N 6°15′39″W	Isle of Lewis	1862	David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	37	52	25
Cantick Head Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 58°47′14″N 3°7′53″W	South Walls	1858	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	22	35	13, 18
Cape Wrath Lighthouse	Highland 58°37′32″N 4°59′57″W	mainland	1828	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	20	122	22
Chanonry Lighthouse	Highland, Fortrose 57°34′26″N 4°5′34″W	mainland	1846	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	13	12	15
Cloch lighthouse	Inverclyde 55°56′32″N 4°52′43″W	mainland	1797	Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson	Clyde Port Authority	23	24	8
Copinsay Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 58°53′47″N 2°40′19″W	Copinsay	1915	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	16	79	21
Corran Point Lighthouse	Highland 56°43′15″N 5°14′32″W	mainland	1817	Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	13	12	10 (white), 7 (red green)
Corsewall Lighthouse	Dumfries and Galloway 55°0′25″N 5°9′33″W	mainland	1816	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	34	34	22
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse	Moray, Lossiemouth and Branderburgh 57°43′27″N 3°20′19″W	mainland	1846	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board (until 2012)	36	49	24
Crammag Head Lighthouse	Dumfries and Galloway 54°39′53″N 4°57′54″W	mainland	1913	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	7	35	18
Cromarty Lighthouse	Highland 57°40′59″N 4°2′11″W	mainland	1846	Alan Stevenson	Inactive	13	18
Davaar Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 55°25′41″N 5°32′26″W	Island Davaar	1854	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson, and John Barr & Co	Northern Lighthouse Board	20	37	23
Dubh Artach Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 56°7′59″N 6°37′58″W	Dubh Artach	1872	Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	38	44	20
Duncansby Head Lighthouse	Highland 58°38′38″N 3°1′31″W	mainland	1924	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	11	67	22
Dunnet Head Lighthouse	Highland 58°40′17″N 3°22′35″W	mainland	1831	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	20	105	23
Eilean Glas Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 57°51′25″N 6°38′31″W	Scalpay	1789	Thomas Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board	30	43	23
Elie Ness Lighthouse	Fife 56°11′2″N 2°48′46″W	mainland	1908	James Laurie	Forth Ports	11	15	17
Esha Ness Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 60°29′21″N 1°37′38″W	Mainland	1925	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	12	61	25
Fair Isle North Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 59°33′8″N 1°36′35″W	Fair Isle	1892	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	14	80	22
South Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 59°30′50″N 1°39′10″W	Fair Isle	1892	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	26	32	22
Fidra Lighthouse	East Lothian 56°4′24″N 2°47′6″W	Fidra	1885	David A Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Forth Ports	17	34	15
Fife Ness Lighthouse	Fife 56°16′44″N 2°35′9″W	mainland	1975	Peter H. Hyslop	Northern Lighthouse Board	5	12	21 (white), 20 (red)
Firths Voe Lighthouse	Shetland Islands, Delting 60°27′13″N 1°10′37″W	Mainland	1909	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	9	9	15 (white), 10 (green), 10 (red)
Flannan Isles Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 58°17′18″N 7°35′17″W	Eilean Mòr	1899	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	23	101	20
Foula Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 60°6′45″N 2°3′50″W	Foula	1986	James Johnson	Northern Lighthouse Board	8	36	18
Girdleness Lighthouse	Aberdeen 57°8′20″N 2°2′55″W	mainland	1833	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	37	56	22
Holburn Head Lighthouse	Highland, Thurso 58°36′53″N 3°32′22″W	mainland	1862	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Deactivated 2003	17	23	15
Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse	North Ayrshire 55°30′44″N 5°4′13″W	Holy Island	1877	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	17	14	6
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse	North Ayrshire 55°31′2″N 5°3′39″W	Holy Island	1905	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	23	38	25
Hoxa Head Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 58°49′19″N 3°2′5″W	South Ronaldsay	1901	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board
Hoxa Head Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 58°49′19″N 3°2′5″W	South Ronaldsay	1996		Northern Lighthouse Board	7	15	9 (white), 6 (red)
Hoy Sound High Light	Orkney Islands 58°56′8″N 3°16′23″W	Graemsay	1851	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	33	35	20 (white), 16 (red)
Hoy Sound Low Light	Orkney Islands 58°56′25″N 3°18′36″W	Graemsay	1851	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	12	17	12
Hyskeir Lighthouse	Highland 56°58′8″N 6°40′51″W	Hyskeir	1904	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	39	41	24
Inchkeith Lighthouse	Fife 56°2′1″N 3°8′10″W	Inchkeith	1804	Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson	Forth Ports (from Jun 2013), Northern Lighthouse Board (from 1804 until Jun 2013)	19	67	14
Isle of May Lighthouse	Fife 56°11′8″N 2°33′27″W	Isle of May	1816	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	24	73	22
Isle of May Low Light	Fife 56°10′59″N 2°33′7″W	Isle of May	1843
Old Isle of May Lighthouse	Fife 56°11′9″N 2°33′24″W	Isle of May	1635		James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun
Killantringan Lighthouse	Dumfries and Galloway 54°51′42″N 5°8′49″W	mainland	1900	David A Stevenson	Deactivated 2007	22	49	25
New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse	Aberdeenshire 57°41′53″N 2°0′15″W	mainland	1991		Northern Lighthouse Board	10	25	22
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse	Aberdeenshire 57°41′51″N 2°0′14″W	mainland	1787	Thomas Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board (from 1787 until 1991), Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (from 1991)	22
Lady Isle Lighthouse	South Ayrshire 55°31′38″N 4°44′2″W	Lady Isle	1903	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	15	19	11
Lismore Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 56°27′20″N 5°36′27″W	Eilean Musdile	1833	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	26	31	17
Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse	North Ayrshire 55°43′15″N 4°57′29″W	Little Cumbrae Island	1757	James Ewing
Cumbrae Lighthouse	North Ayrshire 55°43′16″N 4°58′1″W	Little Cumbrae Island	1793	Thomas Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board
Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse	North Ayrshire 55°43′14″N 4°58′2″W	Little Cumbrae Island	1997		Clyde Port Authority		28	14
Little Ross lighthouse	Dumfries and Galloway 54°45′57″N 4°5′6″W	Little Ross	1843	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	22	50	12
Lother Rock Light	Orkney Islands 58°43′48″N 2°58′42″W	Lother Rock	1910	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	12	13	6
Old Monach Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 57°31′33″N 7°41′46″W	Shillay	1864	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	41	47	18
New Monach Light	Outer Hebrides 57°31′33″N 7°41′44″W	Shillay	1997		Northern Lighthouse Board	5.5		10
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 60°51′19″N 0°53′7″W	Muckle Flugga		Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	20	66	22
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse	Dumfries and Galloway 54°38′6″N 4°51′26″W	mainland	1830	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	26	99	28
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 55°18′38″N 5°48′12″W	mainland	1788	Thomas Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board	12	91	24
Neist Point Lighthouse	Highland 57°25′24″N 6°47′18″W	Duirinish peninsula	1909	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	19	43	16
North Rona Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 59°7′17″N 5°48′53″W	North Rona	1984		Northern Lighthouse Board	13	114	22
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 59°23′23″N 2°22′53″W	North Ronaldsay	1852	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	42	43	24
Dennis Head Old Beacon	Orkney Islands 59°23′3″N 2°22′17″W	North Ronaldsay	1789	Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson		21
Noss Head Lighthouse	Highland 58°28′44″N 3°3′3″W	mainland	1849	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	18	53	25 (white), 21 (red)
Noup Head Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 59°19′52″N 3°4′13″W	Westray	1898	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	24	79	22
Ornsay Lighthouse	Highland 57°8′36″N 5°46′52″W	Ornsay	1857	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	19	18	12
Bound Skerry Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 60°25′28″N 0°43′41″W	Bound Skerry	1858	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	30	44	20
Oxcars Lighthouse	Fife 56°1′21″N 3°16′49″W	rock	1886	David A Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Forth Ports	22	16	13
Pentland Skerries High Light	Orkney Islands 58°41′25″N 2°55′29″W	Muckle Skerry	1794	Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	36	52	23
Pladda Lighthouse	North Ayrshire 55°25′30″N 5°7′6″W	Pladda	1790	Thomas Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board	29	40	17
Fethaland Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 60°38′3″N 1°18′41″W	Mainland	1977		Northern Lighthouse Board	7	67	19 (white), 15 (red)
Point of Sleat Lighthouse	Highland 57°1′6″N 6°1′3″W	Isle of Skye	2003		Northern Lighthouse Board	5	20	9
Rattray Head lighthouse	Aberdeenshire 57°36′36″N 1°48′59″W	rock with causeway	1895	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	34	28	18
Rinns of Islay Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 55°40′23″N 6°30′48″W	Orsay	1825	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	29	46	24
Rona Lighthouse	Highland 57°34′41″N 5°57′33″W	South Rona	1857	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	13	69	19
Rua Reidh Lighthouse	Highland 57°51′32″N 5°48′43″W	mainland	1912	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	25	37	24
Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 56°38′19″N 6°3′58″W	Isle of Mull	1857	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	19	17	15
Ruvaal Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute, Killarow and Kilmeny 55°56′11″N 6°7′25″W	Islay	1859	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	34	45	19
Sanda Island Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 55°16′29″N 5°34′58″W	Sanda Island	1850	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	15	50	15
Scarinish Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 56°30′1″N 6°48′15″W	Tiree	1897	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	3.5	11	12
Scurdie Ness Lighthouse	Angus 56°42′6″N 2°26′14″W	mainland	1870	David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	39	38	23
Skerryvore Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 56°19′23″N 7°6′58″W	Skerryvore	1844	Alan Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	48	46	23
Southerness Lighthouse	Dumfries and Galloway 54°52′22″N 3°35′43″W	mainland	1749	Deactivated in 1931.		10	17
St. Abbs Lighthouse	Scottish Borders 55°54′58″N 2°8′20″W	mainland	1862	Alan Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	9	68	26
Start Point Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 59°16′39″N 2°22′33″W	Sanday	1806	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	25	24	18
Stoer Head Lighthouse	Highland 58°14′24″N 5°24′9″W	mainland	1870	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	National Trust for Scotland, Northern Lighthouse Board	14	59	24
Strathy Point Lighthouse	Highland 58°35′55″N 4°1′7″W	mainland	1958	Peter H. Hyslop	Northern Lighthouse Board (until 2012)	14	45	26
Stroma Lighthouse	Highland 58°41′45″N 3°7′0″W	Island of Stroma	1890	Charles A Stevenson, David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	23	32	20
Sule Skerry Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 59°5′3″N 4°24′24″W	Sule Skerry	1895	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	27	34	21
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse	Shetland Islands 59°51′14″N 1°16′29″W	Mainland	1821	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	17	91	23
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse	Highland 57°51′54″N 3°46′36″W	mainland	1830	Robert Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	41	53	24
Tiumpan Head Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 58°15′40″N 6°8′20″W	Isle of Lewis	1900	David A Stevenson, Charles A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	21	55	25
Todhead Lighthouse	Aberdeenshire 56°53′2″N 2°12′55″W	mainland	1897	David A Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board (until 2007)	13	41	18
Tor Ness Lighthouse	Orkney Islands 58°46′43″N 3°17′47″W	Hoy	1980	John Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board	8	21	17
Toward Point Lighthouse	Argyll and Bute 55°51′44″N 4°58′47″W	mainland	1812	Robert Stevenson	Clyde Port Authority	19	21	22
Turnberry Lighthouse	South Ayrshire, Kirkoswald 55°19′33″N 4°50′41″W	mainland	1873	David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	24	29	24
Ushenish Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 57°17′54″N 7°11′35″W	South Uist	1857	Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson	Northern Lighthouse Board	12	54	19 (white), 15 (red)
Vaternish Lighthouse	Highland 57°36′29″N 6°38′3″W	Isle of Skye	1980		Northern Lighthouse Board	7	21	8
Vaternish Point Lighthouse	Highland 57°36′29″N 6°38′3″W	Isle of Skye	1924	John Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board
Weavers Point Lighthouse	Outer Hebrides 57°36′30″N 7°6′0″W	North Uist	1980	John Smith	Northern Lighthouse Board	4	24	7

List of lighthouses in Scotland

Lighthouses

See also