Corran Point Lighthouse

Corran Point Lighthouse
Corran Point Lighthouse
Map
LocationCorran Point
Highland
Scotland
United Kingdom
OS gridNN0169863495
Coordinates56°43′15″N 5°14′32″W / 56.720852°N 5.242272°W / 56.720852; -5.242272
Tower
Constructed1860
Built byThomas Smith, Robert Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry tower
Automated1898 (the first to be automated)
Height13 metres (43 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[2]
Heritagecategory C listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height12 metres (39 ft)
Rangewhite: 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]
CharacteristicIso 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

  1. ^ Corran Point Lighthouse Worldwide Lighthouses. Retrieved 20 March 2024
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Highlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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