Corsewall Lighthouse
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| Place: | Corsewall Point , Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland | |
| Location: | Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland , United Kingdom | |
| Geographical location: | 55 ° 0 '25.5 " N , 5 ° 9' 33.9" W | |
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| Identifier : | 5 seconds of white glow every 30 seconds | |
| Construction time: | 1815-1817 | |
| Operating time: | since 1817 | |
The Corsewall Lighthouse , German Corsewall lighthouse , is a lighthouse on the northwest tip of the Scottish peninsula Rhins of Galloway in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1972 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
history
In 1814 an application was made to build a lighthouse. A positive decision from the following year paved the way for the construction of the lighthouse, which is used for shipping around the northwest tip of the Rhins of Galloway in the Loch Ryan and in the Firth of Clyde . Furthermore, the construction of the Point of Ayre Lighthouse on the Isle of Man was decided in this context . The well-known lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson implemented the project.
In 1817 the Corsewall Lighthouse was put into operation. After it was initially manned continuously, the system was automated in 1994. The former houses of the lighthouse keepers were sold and have been used as a hotel ever since.
In the first year of operation, an incident was recorded in which the lighthouse keeper on duty fell asleep and the rotation mechanism came to a standstill. He was then demoted to assistant position and transferred to the Bell Rock Lighthouse . Slight bomb damage was recorded in 1941 during the Second World War . On a test flight in November 1970, the Concorde flew over the lighthouse, breaking several panes on the tower.
description
The six-story tower at Corsewall Point has a height of 26.2 m and thus rises 34 m above the water surface. Its identification, consisting of a white, five-second light pulse every 30 seconds, can be recognized up to a distance of 22 nautical miles (around 41 km).
Its masonry is made of quarry stone with contrasting natural stone surrounds . A crenellated, circumferential gallery protrudes above the second floor of the cylindrical tower. Long windows are let into the north side. The sixth floor is designed on all sides with four-passages , which are blind with the exception of the west side. Above that, a cantilevered gallery with metal railing runs around the lantern .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c d Information from the Northern Lighthouse Board
- ↑ a b Entry on Corsewall Lighthouse in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Corsewall Lighthouse in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database