 Corran Point Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Corran Point Highland Scotland United Kingdom |
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| OS grid | NN0169863495 |
| Coordinates | 56°43′15″N 5°14′32″W / 56.720852°N 5.242272°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1860 |
| Built by |
Thomas Smith,
Robert Stevenson
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| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1898 (the first to be automated) |
| Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | mains electricity
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| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board [2] |
| Heritage | category C listed building
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| Light | |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| 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.
- ^ Corran Point Lighthouse Worldwide Lighthouses. Retrieved 20 March 2024
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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Corran Point Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Corran Point Highland Scotland United Kingdom |
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| OS grid | NN0169863495 |
| 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 |
| Automated | 1898 (the first to be automated) |
| Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | mains electricity
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| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board [2] |
| Heritage | category C listed building
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| Light | |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| 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.
- ^ Corran Point Lighthouse Worldwide Lighthouses. Retrieved 20 March 2024
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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