Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and OrganizationAdams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
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Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
Lighthouses; Lightships
165. =Seaham=, Red Acre Point; two lights—high one fixed,
visible 14 miles; low one, revolving every 30 seconds, visible
11 miles; 58 feet high; erected 1857.
166. =Sunderland=, North and South Pier-heads, lat. 54° 55´;
three fixed lights, visible 13, 10, and 6 miles; north tower,
64 feet; south tower, 23 feet; erected 1802.
167a. =Souter Point=, lat. 54° 58´ 10´´; one fixed and flashing
light (_electric_) every minute; 75 feet high; erected 1870.
167b. =Tynemouth=, Castle Yard, lat. 52° 1´; revolving light
every minute, visible 18 miles; 79 feet high; erected 1802. To
be discontinued when Souter Point Lighthouse is completed.
168. =Tynemouth=, North Pier Works; three fixed lights; erected
1864.
109. =Tynemouth=, North Pier; erected 1865. To be moved out as
the works advance.
170. =Tyne=, or =North Shields=, lat. 55° 0´ 30´´; two fixed
lights, visible 16 and 13 miles; 49 and 76 feet high; erected
1808.
171. =Blyth=, lat. 55° 7´; two fixed lights, visible 11 and 7
miles; 41 and 35 feet high; erected 1788.
172. =Coquet Island=, lat. 55° 20´; two fixed lights, visible
14 miles; square white tower, 72 feet high; erected 1841.
173. =Warkworth=, South Pier, lat. 55° 21´; one fixed red
light; erected 1848.
174. =Farne Island=, lat. 55° 37´. High lighthouse—revolving
light every 30 seconds, visible 15 miles; white tower, 43 feet
high; erected 1766. Low lighthouse—fixed light, visible 12
miles; 27 feet high (octagonal tower); erected 1810.
175. =Longstone Rock=, lat. 55° 39´; one light, revolving every
30 seconds, visible 14 miles; 85 feet high; erected 1826.
176. =Berwick Pier-head=, lat. 55° 46´; two fixed lights,
visible 12 and 8 miles; 44 feet high.
SCOTLAND.
EAST COAST.
177. =Eyemouth=, lat. 55° 52´; two fixed lights, visible 10 and
8 miles; erected 1857.
178. =St. Abb’s Head=, lat. 55° 55´; flashing light, every 10
seconds, visible 20 miles; 29 feet high; erected 1862.
179. =Dunbar=, Old Harbour, lat. 56°; one fixed light (_gas_),
visible 5 miles; 27 feet high; erected 1857.
180. =Dunbar=, Victoria Harbour; one fixed light, _gas_.
Firth of Forth—Nos. 181 to 207.
[181. =Cockenzie=, pier-head; one fixed green light, visible 8
miles.
182. =Fisherrow=, pier-head, lat. 55° 56´; fixed light; erected
1839.
183. =Leith=, East Pier, inner part, lat. 55° 59´; one fixed
light, visible 8 miles; 19 feet high; erected 1758.
184. =Leith=, East Pier-head; one fixed green light; visible 8
miles.
185. =Leith=, West Pier; one fixed light, visible 10 miles; 19
feet high; erected 1829.
186. =Newhaven=, pier-head, lat. 55° 59´; one fixed light,
visible 5 miles; 29 feet high.
187. =Granton=, pier-head; one fixed light, visible 6 miles; 40
feet high; erected 1845.
188. =Granton=, breakwater; two fixed red lights; 12 feet high.
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