Building record MHG25622 - Island of Stroma, Stroma Lighthouse
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3536 7921 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND37NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | CANISBAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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ND37NE 12 3537 7921
Stroma Lighthouse [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1987.
Stroma lighthouse was built in 1895-6 by David A Stevenson (as one of a number constructed in northern waters) and replaced a previous minor light (which dated from 1890); it was equipped with a Benson-Lee kerosene lamp. The lighthouse was attacked by German aircraft in 1941 and electrified in 1972.
R W Munro 1979.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1875 Text/Publication/Volume: Admiralty list of lights. 1980. Admiralty list of lights and fog signals: volume A: British Isles and north coast of France from Dunkerque to entrance to Goulet de Brest including North Sea oil and gas production installations. 252, no. 3882.
- --- SHG1882 Text/Publication/Volume: Allardyce and Hood, K and E M. 1986. At Scotland's edge: a celebration of two hundred years of the lighthouse service in Scotland and the Isle of Man. 78-9, 154.
- --- SHG2557 Text/Publication/Volume: Munro, R W. 1979. Scottish lighthouses. 129, 130, 155, 243, 255, 275.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
