Building record MHG2002 - Lighthouse, Noss Head

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Grid reference Centred ND 3881 5501 (10m by 12m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND35NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND35NE0002 Keeper's Houses and Offices
JHooper, 13/01/2001

ND35NE 1.00 388 550
ND35NE 1.01 3879 5500 keepers' houses

(Location cited as ND 388 550). Noss Head Lighthouse, established 1849, engineer Alan Stevenson. A standard-design short circular tower on a semicircular base, with corbelled walkway and domed diamond-paned lantern. The keepers' houses are in standard Egyptian style.
J R Hume 1977.

East Caithness Local Plan, May 1987: P31/2.53.
J Aitken : 22/05/01.

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  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Noss Head.. Colour Slide. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Noss Head, Lighthouse. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 199.
  • --- Text/Publication/Leaflet: Noss Head Lighthouse Keepers' Houses. 1989. The lighthouse keepers' houses, Noss Head, by Wick, Caithness: {sale particulars}.

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Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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