North Ronaldsay Lighthouse Visitor Centre 2024

Learn about the history of North Ronaldsay’s lighthouse and its relationship with the island. Find out more about the famous Stevenson lighthouse family together with the daily work of the lighthouse keepers. Experience the tallest land based lighthouse in the UK, the oldest intact lighthouse and the last working foghorn station in Scotland. The working mill turning North Ronaldsay fleeces into yarn with exhibitions on island life and lighthouses.

Contacts

Address: The Lighthouse North Ronaldsay Orkney KW17 2BE

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Open Days & Times

Mar-Sep Tue-Sun 1130-1700. Visit website or facebook for more details.

Facilities

  • Parking
  • Refreshments
  • Souvenir Shop

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Walk up the winding 176 steeps, (or just count the 7 windows as you go up),  to the top of the lighthouse to take in the breath-taking views of the island south over Orkney's North Isles and north to Fair Isle, Foula, and Mainland Shetland.

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