Ushenish Lighthouse
Lighthouse
57°17′54.2″N 7°11′34.0″W / 57.298389°N 7.192778°W / 57.298389; -7.192778The Ushenish Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
History
Ushenish Lighthouse was designed by engineers, David and Thomas Stevenson. Established in 1857, it incorporated a new 'condensing' apparatus developed by Thomas Stevenson as an improvement to the dioptric system. The lighthouse was automated in 1970, one of the first major automatic lights. The gas-operated Dalen beacon was monitored from Neist Point Lighthouse, on Skye.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Western Isles". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Ushenish Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 21 May 2016
- ^ "South Uist, Ushenish Lighthouse". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
External links
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Closeup of the lighthouse
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Lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board
(except principal
island groups)
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- Ardnamurchan
- Bass Rock
- Bell Rock
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- Cape Wrath
- Chanonry
- Corran Point
- Corsewall
- Covesea Skerries
- Crammag Head
- Davaar
- Duncansby Head
- Dunnet Head
- Fidra
- Fife Ness
- Girdle Ness
- Holy Island (Outer)
- Inchkeith
- Isle of May
- Kinnaird Head
- Mull of Galloway
- Mull of Kintyre
- North Rona
- Noss Head
- Pladda
- Rattray Head
- Rubh Re
- St Abbs Head
- Sanda
- Scurdie Ness
- Stoer Head
- Strathy Point
- Stroma
- Sule Skerry
- Tarbat Ness
- Turnberry
- Minor lights
- Bressay
- Eshaness
- Fair Isle North
- Fair Isle South
- Firths Voe
- Foula
- Hoo Stack
- Little Holm
- Muckle Flugga
- Out Skerries
- Point of Fethaland
- Sumburgh Head
- Ve Skerries
- Minor lights
- Chicken Rock
- Douglas Head
- Langness (minor light)
- Maughold Head
- Point of Ayre
- Thousla Rock (minor light)
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