Corran Point Lighthouse
Location | Corran Point Highland Scotland United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 56°43′15″N 5°14′32″W / 56.720852°N 5.242272°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1860 |
Built by | Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[2] |
Heritage | category C listed building |
Light | |
Automated | 1898 (the first to be automated) |
Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Light source | mains power |
Range | white: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | Iso WRG 4s. |
Corran Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Corran Point on the west side of the Narrows of Loch Linnhe, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was built in 1860 as a project by Thomas Stevenson and David Stevenson; it is a masonry tower with gallery, lantern and keeper's house which has become private property. The lighthouse emits an isophase light white, red or green according to the directions and was the first lighthouse to be automated in 1898.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Corran Point Lighthouse Worldwide Lighthouses. Retrieved 13 May 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
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