Corran Point Lighthouse

Corran Point Lighthouse

Corran Point Lighthouse
Location	Corran Point Highland Scotland United Kingdom
OS grid	NN0169863495
Coordinates	56°43′15″N 5°14′32″W / 56.720852°N 5.242272°W / 56.720852; -5.242272
Tower
Constructed	1860
Built by	Thomas Smith, Robert Stevenson
Construction	masonry tower
Automated	1898 (the first to be automated)
Height	13 metres (43 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board[2]
Heritage	HES Cat.C LB1689 - 20/07/1991
Light
Focal height	12 metres (39 ft)
Light source	Electric Flashing Mains Powered LED Cluster Optic
Range	white: 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]
Characteristic	Iso WRG 4s 12m 10-7M Corran Point Lighthouse [Fl.2.0sec. - ec. 2.0 sec.] [Sectors: R.132°-195°, W.-215°, G.-020°, W.-030°, R.-069°]

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

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

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.

External links

• Northern Lighthouse Board
• The Schottish Lighthouses Lighthouses of Scotland and the Island of Man.
  • Corran Point Lighthouse