Barns Ness lighthouse (C) Lynne Kirton

NT7277 : Barns Ness lighthouse

near to Skateraw, East Lothian, Great Britain

Barns Ness lighthouse

Barns Ness lighthouse, 37m high, was completed in 1901 by engineering brothers David A. and Charles Alexander Stevenson. It took 2½ years to construct, using stone brought from Craigree and Barnton quarries in NW Edinburgh. It was operated by two resident keepers until 1966, when it became semi-automatic & the staff requirement was reduced to one. The light had a range of 10 miles. It was fully automated in 1986 but became redundant after a review of requirements in October 2005 and was sold to a private buyer the following year.

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2006

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Grid Square: NT7277, 46 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Lynne Kirton (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Second Visitor for NT7277)
Date Taken: Saturday, 12 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 15 August, 2006
Category: Lighthouse (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NT 723 772 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.2179N 2:26.7334W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NT 720 771
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)