Majakkamatka Skotlanti 2018, majakat 8.1.2018/Eero Hämäläinen 22.4.2018/Eero Hämäläinen, ensimmäiselle päivälle lisätty kohteita Paivä 1 Edinburghista Aberdeeniin

*** North Queensferry

1812 (John Rennie). Reactivated (inactive 1877(?)-2010), now unofficial; focal plane about 7 m (23

ft); light character unknown. 5 m (17 ft) hexagonal stone tower with the original lantern but no

gallery; unpainted. A replica Argand lamp (typical of early 19th century lighthouses) is installed in

the lantern. In November 2006 plans were announced for a restoration of the lighthouse. After a

number of delays, the restoration was carried out in the spring of 2010 and the light was relit by

Princess Anne on 22 June. Located at the foot of Main Street, between the Forth Road and Railroad

bridges, near the Deep Sea World aquarium in North Queensferry. Site open, tower open daily year

round, weather permitting.

* NLB Lightship North Carr

1932. Decommissioned 1975. Steel lightship, length 30.8 m (101 ft), beam 7.6 m (25 ft); 10 m (33

ft) square pyramidal skeletal light tower, upper portion enclosed, with lantern. Entire ship painted

red. A Fresnel lens from the ship is on display at the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses in

Fraserburgh. This is the only surviving Northern Lighthouse Board lightship. Except for wartime

interruptions and maintenance, the ship served its entire career on the North Carr station off Fife

Ness and the entrance to the Firth of Tay. In recent years the ship was moored at Dundee as a

headquarters and depot ship for the Maritime Volunteer Service. In 2004-05 the ship was repainted

at a cost of £55,000. In 2009 the Service decided to end its ownership, and the Dundee maritime

charity Taymara bought it for £1. Taymara also has a page for the ship. About £500,000 is needed

for a through restoration. Moored on the City Quay on South Victoria Dock Road in Dundee. Site

open, vessel closed.

* Arbroath East Pier

Date unknown (station established 1826). Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); green flash every 3 s. 9 m

square chimney-like masonry post rising from a 2-story masonry pierhead building. No lantern.

Entire structure painted white. Located at the end of the north breakwater pier in Arbroath.

Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed.

*** [Arbroath Signal Tower] 1813 (Robert Stevenson). Approx. 18 m (60 ft) cylindrical stone tower with a time ball mast,

attached to a 2-story keeper's house. Entire structure painted white. Until 1995 this elegant building

was the shore station of the offshore Bell Rock Light, housing off-duty keepers and keepers'

families. Today it is the local history museum, including displays on the lighthouse. In 2010 the

museum received a £425,000 refurbishment. Located on Ladyloan Drive facing the harbor in

Arbroath. Site open; museum open daily except Sundays; also open Sundays in July and August.

* Scurdie Ness (Scurdyness) 1870 (David and Thomas Stevenson). Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); three white flashes,

separated by 2.5 s, every 20 s. 39 m (128 ft) stone tower with lantern and gallery. Tower painted

white, watch room buff, lantern buff with a black dome. Original keeper's houses and other light

station buildings. A handsome and accessible lighthouse. Located at the point on the south side of

the entrance to the River South Esk and the harbor of Montrose Basin, about 2 km (1.5 mi) east of

Montrose. Accessible by a popular walking path from the end of Beacon Terrace (limited parking). Site open, tower closed.

Todhead (Tod Head) Point 1897 (David A. and Charles A. Stevenson). Inactive since 2007. 13 m (43 ft) round stone tower

attached to a 1-story equipment building and 2-story keeper's house. Tower painted white with buff

trim, lantern black. The light station buildings are now privately owned. Located on a headland

about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of Catterline and 8 km (5 mi) south of Stonehaven. Site and tower closed, although the lighthouse can be photographed from nearby.

* Girdle Ness (Aberdeen) 1833 (Robert Stevenson). Active; focal plane 56 m (184 ft); two white flashes, separated by 2.5 s,

every 20 s. 37 m (121 ft) two-stage tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern is black.

About 1/3 of the way up the tower is a broad watch room with a window through which a second

light was originally displayed; this lower light was discontinued in 1890. 1-story keeper's houses

and other light station buildings. Adjacent to the lighthouse are two radio towers of the Differential

Global Positioning System (DGPS), a satellite-based navigational service. The keeper's houses are

privately owned and were reported for sale in 2004. The original lantern, too small for a first order

lens, was transferred to Inchkeith Light near Edinburgh in 1847. In 2003 the Lighthouse Board

announced its intention of removing the foghorn, which was discontinued in 1987. The Aberdeen

City Council intervened, and the foghorn, known locally as the Torry Coo, has been preserved.

Located on Greyhope Road, on a headland southeast of the entrance to the River Dee in Aberdeen.

Site and tower closed, but the lighthouse can be viewed from outside the enclosure.

Päivä 2 Aberdeenistä Invernessiin

* Buchan Ness 1827 (Robert Stevenson). Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); white flash every 5 s. 35 m (115 ft)

round granite tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is painted white with a broad red

horizontal band around the center of the tower and a narrow red band around the gallery; lantern

painted black. Keeper's houses and other light station buildings preserved. This lighthouse marks

the easternmost point of the Scottish mainland, although it actually stands on a small island, linked

to the mainland by a bridge. Mel Priest and his family bought the island in 2006. They have restored

the keeper's cottages, and in 2008 they opened the light station for holiday rentals. Located at

Boddam, about 6 km (4 mi) south of Peterhead. Site open, tower closed.

Rattray Head

1895 (David A. Stevenson). Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); three white flashes, separated by 2.7 s,

every 30 s. 34 m (112 ft), including a 20 m (66 ft) round brick tower with lantern and gallery atop a

14 m (46 ft) conical granite base. The granite is unpainted; the brick tower is painted white, the

lantern black. The onshore keeper's houses are now used as a bed and breakfast inn and tearoom.

This lighthouse, located just off the beach, has an unusual design representing a compromise

between onshore and offshore requirements. In 2017 the light station was for sale for £490,000. The

light marks the northeastern "shoulder" of Scotland. Fred Fox, a former keeper, has posted an

account of his experiences there in 1978. Located about 13 km (8 mi) north of Peterhead and a

similar distance southeast of Fraserburgh. Accessible by car; parking available. It is possible to walk to the lighthouse, with caution, at low tide. Site open; tearoom open daily except Tuesdays from Easter through October and on weekends in the winter.

Uusi ja vanha majakka

* Kinnaird Head (3) 1991. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical

fiberglass tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Located adjacent to the historic lighthouse.

Site open, tower closed.

**** Kinnaird Head (2) 1824 (station established 1787). Inactive since 1991. Approx. 22 m (72 ft) structure, including a

round cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery built atop a 16th century stone castle. The

hyperradiant Fresnel lens (1902), larger than first order, is one of the largest lenses ever built.

Tower painted white with buff trim; lantern painted black. The keeper's houses and other light

station buldings have been converted into a lighthouse museum. This was the first light station

established by the Northern Lighthouse Board. The original tower was built in 1787 by Thomas

Smith and then rebuilt in 1824 by his son-and-law Robert Stevenson, the founder of the Stevenson

lighthouse dynasty. The museum has one of the world's largest collections of Fresnel lenses and lighthouse equipment. Located on a headland just northwest of Fraserburgh. Site open, museum and tower open daily.

Tämä majakka on noin puolen kilometrin päässä edellisistä majakoista aallonmurtajan päässä.

* Balaclava (Fraserburgh) Breakwater

1882. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); two green flashes every 8 s. 21 m (69 ft) round stone tower

with lantern and gallery mounted at the end of the concrete breakwater. Tower painted white with

one narrow red horizontal band; lantern painted black. Fog siren (blast every 20 s) used only when

fishing boats are expected. An elegant and well maintained pierhead lighthouse. Located at the end

of the breakwater on the north side of the harbor at Fraserburgh. Accessible by walking the breakwater. Site open, tower closed.

** Covesea Skerries 1846 (Alan Stevenson). Inactive since 2012. 36 m (118 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and

gallery, painted white; lantern is black. Keeper's houses and other light station buildings preserved.

The original Fresnel lens is on display at the Lossiemouth Fisheries and Community Museum. This

historic lighthouse was deactivated in February 2012. A year later, the Covesea Lighthouse

Community Company, a local business group, received a grant of £301,000 from the Scottish Land

Fund to purchase the light station from NLB. The sale was completed in April 2013. The property

will be developed as a museum and tourist attraction; the keeper's house was opened for vacation

accommodations in the summer of 2013. A YouTube video is available. In June 2015 the Ministry

of Defence announced a grant of £250,000 to acquire the land surrounding the lighthouse and

develop visitor facilities. The Royal Air Force Heritage and Education Centre is scheduled to open

adjacent to the lighthouse in 2017. The skerries are small rocky islands off the south coast of Moray

Firth, but the lighthouse is not on the skerries; it is built on Craighead, a promontory of the

mainland near the islands. Located about 5 km (3 mi) west of Lossiemouth, just off the coastal road

B9040. Site open, tower open Saturday mornings mid May through mid October. Owner/site

manager: Covesea Lighthouse Community Company

(http://covesealighthouse.co.uk/)

Ehkä olisi mahdollista tilata tutustumiskäynti myös muuna ajankohtana?

Päivä 3 Invernessistä Durnessiin

* Chanonry (Cananaich) 1846 (Alan Stevenson). Active; focal plane 12 m (40 ft); white light, occulting once every 6 s. 13 m

(42 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from 1-story keeper's house.

Building painted white with buff trim; lantern painted black. Chanonry Ness is a sharp point at the

end of a sandy spit projecting southward into Moray Firth at the beginning of the approach to

Inverness. Located at the end of Ness Road 2.5 km (1.5 mi) southeast of Fortrose; accessible by car. Site open, tower closed.

** Cromarty (Crombagh) 1846 (Alan Stevenson). Inactive since 2006. 13 m (42 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with

lantern and gallery, rising from 1-story keeper's house. Building painted white with buff trim;

lantern painted black. Sibling of Chanonry Light. Since 1990 the keeper's house and outbuildings

have been occupied by an ecology field station of the University of Aberdeen. In April 2007, the

lighthouse tower was offered for sale by the Northern Lighthouse Board, and in August 2009 it was

sold to the University. Located on George Street in Cromarty, on the south side of the entrance to

Cromarty Firth. Site open, field station open during business hours, tower closed.

Lähemmäksi majakkaa ei varmaan saa ajaa autolla.

Noss Head

1849 (Alan Stevenson). Active; focal plane 53 m (174 ft); white or red flash, depending on

direction, every 20 s. 18 m (59 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-

story keeper's house. A 2nd order Fresnel lens from this lighthouse is on display at the Wick

Heritage Centre in Wick. Lighthouse painted white, lantern black. The light station buildings were

bought in 2006 by the Clan Sinclair as a library and historical research center, with the principal

keeper's house available for vacation rental. In 2016 the Clan put the principal keeper's house on

sale for £85,000, but in 2017 they dropped the sale and instead refurbished the building for vacation

rental beginning in 2018. The lighthouse may be endangered; the satellite view shows that is

perilously close to the edge of the cliff. Located about 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Wick, marking the

southern entrance to Sinclair's Bay. Site and tower closed.

Juuri lähemmäksi majakkaa ei pääse.

* Duncansby Head (John-o'-Groats) 1924 (David Alan Stevenson). Active; focal plane 67 m (220 ft); white flash every 12 s. 11 m (36

ft) square concrete tower with lantern and castellated gallery, originally attached to a 2-story

keeper's house. Buildings painted white with buff trim; lantern painted black. In the summer of

2005 extensive renovations replaced the keeper's house with a much smaller 1-story structure. The

light station marks the extreme northern end of Scotland's east coast and the southeastern entrance

to Pentland Firth, which separates the mainland from the islands of Orkney. Located atop a

spectacular vertical cliff about 5 km (3 mi) east of John-o'-Groats. Accessible by road. Site open,

tower closed.

Majakalle ei välttämättä pääse sisään.

* Dunnet Head

1831 (Robert Stevenson). Active; focal plane 105 m (344 ft); four white flashes every 30 s. 20 m

(66 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. 1-story keeper's house and other light station

buildings, including an inactive square fog signal tower still carrying its diaphone horn. This

handsome lighthouse marks the northernmost point of the mainland of Great Britain and the western

entrance to Pentland Firth, the strait beween Orkney and the mainland. World War II fortifications

stand near the lighthouse. Located atop a vertical cliff at the northern point of the Dunnet Head

peninsula, about 6 km (4 mi) north of Brough at the end of secondary road B855. Parking provided.

Site and tower closed, but the lighthouse can be viewed from outside the wall of the compound.

Päivä 4 Durnessista Gairlochiin

Tälle majakalle järjestetään kolme tuntia kestäviä bussimatkoja!

* Cape Wrath (Am Parbh) 1828 (Robert Stevenson). Active; focal plane 122 m (400 ft); four white flashes, separated by 2 s,

every 30 s. 20 m (65 ft) round granite tower attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse

painted white, lantern black. Fog horn (3 blasts every 45 s). 1-story signal station (1930s) adjacent

to the light station. This historic lighthouse marks the northwestern tip of the Scottish mainland. Much of the surrounding area is set aside for military training, and public access is

tightly controlled. However, guided tours are available from Durness via minibus over a rough road 18 km (11 mi) long. The keeper's house is occupied by resident caretakers, who opened a café

for visitors in 2009. Tours available daily May through September. Tower closed.

* Stoer Head (Rubha Stòr) 1870 (David and Thomas Stevenson). Active; focal plane 59 m (194 ft); white flash every 15 s. 14

m (56 ft) round cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 2-story keeper's

house. Lighthouse painted white with buff trim, lantern black. The upper floor of the keeper's house

is available for vacation rental. In 2013 the NLB put the keeper's houses on sale for £210,000. The

buyers renovated the building and made two units available for vacation rental. In April 2017 they

put the improved property back on the market for £367,500. Located on the westernmost point of

the Stoer peninsula about 5 km (3 mi) west of Culkein. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed.

Rua Reidh (Rubha Reidh, Rubh' Re) 1912 (David A. Stevenson). Active; focal plane 37 m (120 ft); four white flashes, separated by 2.1

s, every 15 s. 25 m (83 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to 2-story

keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with buff trim, lantern black. The original Fresnel lens,

gears and foghorn mechanism from the lighthouse are on display at the Gairloch Heritage Museum

in Gairloch. Rua Reidh is a prominent headland jutting into The Minch about halfway between

Stoer Head and the Isle of Skye. Automated in 1986, the station was leased by Chris Barrett and

Fran Cree, who have operated it as a vacation inn since 1989. In 2014 the station was approved as a

wedding venue. In 2016 the owners blocked the road to the lighthouse, complaining about too many

ill-mannered visitors. This led to an extended controversy and negotiations between the owners and

the community council, with no resolution as of March 2017. Visitors can hike to the lighthouse on

the access road (6 miles round trip) but may be challenged if they stray off the road onto private

property. Located on the headland about 5 km (3 mi) north of Melvaig. Site open to polite hikers,

tower closed.

Päivä 5 Gairlochista Portreehen

* Eilean Bàn (Kyleakin) 1857 (David and Thomas Stevenson). Inactive since 1993, but maintained as a daybeacon. 21 m (70

ft) round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with buff trim, lantern

black. This lighthouse guided ships through the Kyle Akin, the narrow strait separating the Isle of

Skye from the mainland and connecting the Inner Sound on the northwest to Loch Alsh on the

southeast. The lighthouse stands in the water off the southern tip of Eilean Bàn, a small island in the

middle of the strait, connected to the island by a walkway. The keeper's house was purchased in

1963 by Gavin Maxwell, the naturalist and author of The Ring of Bright Water. He lived in the

house for 20 months prior to his death in 1969, and it is now a museum to his memory. The Skye

Bridge (A87), completed in 1995, now crosses Eilean Bàn lengthwise; the photo at right was taken

from the bridge. In 1998 the government transferred management of the island and light station to

the Eilean Bàn Trust, and in 2011 the Trust received full ownership of the station. Ownership of the

island was transferred to the Forestry Commission Scotland in 2012. Guided tours of the island and house are available from the Trust's Bright Water Centre in Kyleakin, near the Skye end of the bridge. Site open to tours, tower closed.

* Neist Point 1909 (David A. Stevenson). Active; focal plane 43 m (140 ft); white flash every 5 s. 19 m (62 ft)

round cylindrical tower attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with buff

trim; lantern painted black. For a number of years the three keeper's houses were available for

vacation rental. In February 2004 the light station was for sale for £395,000. Apparently the

property has been sold and the station itself is no longer open to the public. In June 2017 NLB

announced plans for a major restoration of the lighthouse during the fall. Located on the

westernmost point of the Isle of Skye about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Milovaig. Accessible by road and a mildly strenuous walk of about 900 m (1/2 mi). Parking is available. Site and tower closed, but it should be possible to view the lighthouse from nearby.

Päivä 6 Lomapäivä Skyellä Ohjelmaa suunnitellaan.

Päivä 7 Portreestä Mulliin

**** Ardnamurchan (Àird Nam Murchan) 1849 (Alan Stevenson). Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); two white flashes every 20 s. 35 m (115

ft) round granite tower with lantern and gallery, attached to 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse

unpainted stone, lantern painted black. A photo is at right, Iain Barker has a photo, the

Undiscovered Scotland web site has an excellent page on the light station, NLB also has a page,

C.W. Bash has a view from the sea, Trabas has a closeup photo, Wikimedia has numerous photos,

Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, Google has a street view, and

Bing has a satellite view. This lighthouse stands on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, the westernmost point of the mainland of Great Britain. After it was automated, in 1988, the station buildings,

except for the tower, were leased to a charitable trust. The principal keeper's house is now a visitor

center and museum; the original 1st order Fresnel lens is among the items displayed. The fog signal

engine room is also open to visitors, and the two assistant keeper's houses are available for vacation

rental. Located at the end of the single-track B8007 secondary road about 11 km (7 mi) west of

Kilchoan. Site open, buildings open daily April through October, tower open to guided tours.

Tämä majakka näkyy laivalta oikealle tultaessa Mullin saarelle.

Noin yhden km kävelymatka rantakivikkoa pitkin tai pusikoiden kautta tai ehkä peltoja pitkin perille?

* Rubha nan Gall (Tobermory, Sound of Mull) 1857 (Thomas and David Stevenson). Active; focal plane 17 m (55 ft); white flash every 3 s. 19 m

(62 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern black. The

lighthouse is built just offshore on a tiny islet and is connected to a 1-story keeper's house by a

bridge and walkway. In August 2013 the keeper's house was for sale for £225,000. Located on a

rocky point about 2 km (1.25 mi) north of Tobermory. Accessible from town by a hiking trail along

the shore. Site open, tower closed.

Päivä 8 Mullista Obaniin

Tämän näkee hyvin lautalta oikealla puolella kun tullaan lautalla Mullin saaren Graignuresta Obaniin.

* Duart Point (William Black Memorial) 1900 (William Lieper). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); three flashes every 18 s, white or red

depending on direction. 9 m (30 ft) stone castellated tower with a light mounted on the top. This

unusual beacon was built as a memorial to the Scottish romantic novelist William Black (1841-

1898). Accessible by a short walk, and there are good views from the ferry between Oban and

Craignure on the Isle of Mull. Site open, tower closed

Tämän näkee hyvin lautalta vasemmalla puolella kun tullaan lautalla Mullin saaren Graignuresta Obaniin.

Lismore

1833 (Robert Stevenson). Active; focal plane 31 m (103 ft); white flash every 10 s. 26 m (86 ft)

round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Entire tower

and lantern painted white. Located on Eilean Musdile, a small island just off the southwestern tip of

Lismore Island. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed.

Päivä 9 Obanista pitkälle niemimaalle

* Davaar

1854 (Thomas and David Stevenson). Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); two white flashes every 10

s. 20 m (66 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with buff

trim; lantern painted black. 1-story keepers' house and other buildings. Located on the northeast

point of Davaar Island, marking the south side of the entrance to Campbeltown Loch and the harbor

of Campbeltown on the east side of the Mull of Kintyre. The island is accessible at low tide by walking a shingle bar called the Doirlinn, but caution is needed: the bar is about 1200 meters (3/4 mi) long and the window of opportunity for walking over and returning on the same low tide is fairly short. The local tourist information center posts safe times. Site open, tower

closed.

Mull of Kintyre (Cantyre) 1788 (Thomas Smith); rebuilt in the 1820s. Active; focal plane 91 m (297 ft); two white flashes

every 20 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery rising from 1-story

keeper's house. The principal keeper's house, known as Hector's House, and the assistant keepers

house, known as Harvey's House, are available for overnight accommodations. This historic light

station, one of Scotland's oldest, guards the narrowest point of the North Channel; on fair days the

Irish coast can be seen clearly some 19 km (12 mi) away. This passage is often called the Straits of

Moyle. Located on the southwestern point of the Mull of Kintyre, 13 km (8 mi) west of Southend.

Accessible by hiking the access road at the end of a unmarked, one-lane paved road about 11 km (7 mi) long; parking is available at the end of the public road. Site open; tower open to

cottage guests by arrangement. Päivä 10 Edinburghin lentokentälle Ei majakoita