Monument record MHG1184 - Remains of lighthouse, Latheronwheel

Summary

A small look-out or lighthouse, disused by 1871.

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Grid reference Centred ND 19042 32057 (9m by 7m) (Centred)
Map sheet ND13SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Light house. A small building overlooking the harbour, disused by 1871. Name Book 1871; OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1871) <1><2>

A modern look-out tower, five-sided and mostly ruinous but with one wall standing to a height of about 2m. It measures 7.3m by 5.5m in maximum dimensions, with walls 0.6m thick. <3>-<5>
J Humphries 1968; C Batey 1982.

ND 1904 3205. Irregular six-sided structure sides vary between 1.9m to 4.9m in length - its 0.7m thick wall of dressed blocks reduced to the base courses except for the most north-easterly angle where it stands 2.6m high. Stone debris fills the interior and litters the surrounding area.
Visited by OS 15 October 1982.

Lighthouse stands on the S side of the inlet, on natural promontory previously used as a fort. View photo in ND13SE0055. <6>

Small ruined wall stands to several metres, visible from harbour & inland side, photo. <7>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 267.
  • <2> Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-3. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Caithness (surveyed 1870-72). Digital.
  • <3> Text/Publication/Volume: Humphries, J. 1968. A history of Latheron district. 15.
  • <4> Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. 260.
  • <5> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1984. Caithness Coastal Survey 1980-82: Dunnet Head to Ousdale. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. 30/01/1984. Digital (scanned as PDF). LAT 260.
  • <6> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist. 11/2002.
  • <7> Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist. 08/2003.

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Record last edited

Sep 22 2009 5:33PM

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