Ushenish Lighthouse

Ushenish Lighthouse

Ushenish Light
Outer Hebrides
Location South Uist
Outer Hebrides
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 57°17′54.2″N 7°11′34.0″W / 57.298389°N 7.192778°W / 57.298389; -7.192778Coordinates: 57°17′54.2″N 7°11′34.0″W / 57.298389°N 7.192778°W / 57.298389; -7.192778
Year first constructed 1857
Automated 1980
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 54 metres (177 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic Fl WR 20s.
Admiralty number A4004
NGA number 3900
ARLHS number SCO-249
Managing agent

Northern Lighthouse Board[1]

[2]

The 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

  1. Ushenish The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 May 2016
  2. Ushenish Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 21 May 2016
  3. "South Uist, Ushenish Lighthouse". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 16 January 2011.


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