Building record MHG1902 - Lighthouse, Lybster Harbour

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Grid reference Centred ND 2450 3479 (4m by 3m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND23SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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This site is now recorded as a beacon by RCAHMS - it is not known why it was reclassifed. The building is first depicted on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map c.1906 and clearly marked as a lighthouse (fixed red). <1><2>

This site was visited by a member of HCAU staff in August 2009. The structure has been restored since the previous site photographs were taken in June 2008. <3>

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  • <1> Interactive Resource/Online Database: RCAHMS. Canmore, online database of the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS).
  • <2> Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map: Caithness. Digital.
  • <3> Image/Photograph(s): Tilbury, S. 2009-11. Photographs by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. Colour. . Digital. 22/08/2009.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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