2017

NJ9967 : Inside the lamp at Kinnaird Head Old Light

taken 7 years ago, near to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Inside the lamp at Kinnaird Head Old Light
Inside the lamp at Kinnaird Head Old Light
The pair of Fresnel lenses would rotate every thirty seconds on a roller bearing track driven by a clockwork mechanism with weights hanging the height of the tower. The lighthouse keepers would re-wind the mechanism every hour or so throughout the hours of darkness. The paraffin lamp vents to the exterior via a bell mouth chimney. The lighthouse was replaced with a smaller automated lighthouse in 1991.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Primary Subject: Lighthouse
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NJ9967, 146 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 5 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 998 675 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:41.8609N 2:0.2408W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 998 675
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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