Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Àird Nam Murchan

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Scotland
Location Lochaber
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 56°43′38″N 6°13′34″W / 56.7271°N 6.2260°W / 56.7271; -6.2260Coordinates: 56°43′38″N 6°13′34″W / 56.7271°N 6.2260°W / 56.7271; -6.2260
Year first constructed 1849
Automated 1988
Construction granite tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with nalcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern unpainted grey tower, black lantern
Height 36 metres (118 ft)
Focal height 55 metres (180 ft)
Range 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 20s.
Admiralty number A4082
NGA number 4016
ARLHS number SCO-005
Managing agent

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust[1]

[2]

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a 36-metre-tall (118 ft), pink granite tower lighthouse built in 1849 by Alan Stevenson.[3] It is the only lighthouse in the UK built in the Egyptian style.[4] The light was automated in 1988 and is now operated remotely by the Northern Lighthouse Board from Edinburgh.[3]

The former keepers' cottages and outbuildings are owned by the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust and operated as a visitor centre,[3][5] with a museum called the 'Kingdom of Light' - Rioghachd na Sorcha. Exhibits detail the history and operations of the lighthouse, including access to the restored engine room and workshop with the original fog horn. Other displays include the geology and natural history of the area, and local social history and culture.

The last part of the computer game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened takes place in this lighthouse.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ardnamurchan Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 May 2016
  2. ↑ Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 8 May 2016
  3. 1 2 3 "Ardnamurchan Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ardnamurchan Lighthouse". Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ardnamurchan Lighthouse". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

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