Eshaness Lighthouse is situated on the Northmavine peninsula in the north-west of the

Shetland Islands Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

, Scotland. It sometimes rendered as Esha Ness Lighthouse. The

lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

has a tapering, square tower high and was built by David Alan Stevenson, one of the famous 'lighthouse' Stevensons, between 1925 and 1929. It was built from concrete because of the unsuitability of local stone. It flashes white every 12 seconds and has a nominal range of . The light was automated in 1974 and the former lighthouse keepers' accommodation is now holiday accommodation. It is owned by the Shetland Amenity Trust.

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Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 28 May 2016

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Northern Lighthouse Board

Lighthouses completed in 1929 Category B listed buildings in Shetland Category B listed lighthouses Lighthouses in Shetland Northmavine {{UK-lighthouse-stub

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