Bressay Lighthouse was one of four lighthouses built in Shetland between 1854 and 1858 which were designed by brothers David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson. David Stevenson initially maintained that building a lighthouse in Shetland waters was impossible, too dangerous and too expensive, and that any ship's captain who took this route was mad.

Bressay Lighthouse is situated on the southwest of the island at Kirkabister Ness (Ness meaning headland). It sits on a low-lying shelf with the island rising steeply behind it. From the seaward, its white encircling walls and buildings stand out against the island’s greenery.

Bressay Lighthouse is located on the island of Bressay on the southern approach to Lerwick Harbour within the Shetland Islands. The original lighthouse is no longer in use but still provides a welcome to visitors arriving in Lerwick.

Attractions on the island include Bressay Lighthouse. At Maryfield there is a heritage centre, a hotel and the old laird 's mansion, Gardie House, built in 1724. [10][11] Frequent car ferries sail from Maryfield to Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland.

Highlights include a trip to the Bressay Lighthouse on the south end of the island and a walk up Ward Hill, Bressay's highest point, offering fantastic views across the whole of Shetland. There's also a good chance to spot plenty of bird and sea life on the Brough to Stobister Circular.

Located on Kirkabister Ness on the western coast of the island of Bressay in Shetland, 2½ miles (4 km) southeast of Lerwick, the Bressay Lighthouse is a 16m (52-foot) white tower, which was completed in 1858 by engineering brothers David (1815-86) and Thomas Stevenson (1818-87).

The lighthouse on Bressay is located at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound. Sanction to build a Lighthouse on Kirkabister Ness (Bressa Sound) - a site at the South entrance to Lerwick Harbour was given on 14 November 1854.

Bressay Lighthouse was constructed on the authority of the Northern Lighthouse Board and first shone its light on 31st August 1858. It was one of four lighthouses erected in Shetland between 1854 and 1858, designed by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson.

Bressay Lighthouse, built 1858 by engineers D and T Stevenson. A short circular-section tower with two blocks of keepers' houses. J R Hume 1977. Planned and built under the Act of 1853, this lighthouse was intended to guard the southern entrance into Lerwick Harbour. It was lit in 1858, and was listed for automation in 1979. R W Munro 1979.

Bressay Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound. Hotels