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Shinnecock Light

Shinnecock14 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:24:07 +0100

Posted by: Shinnecock14

Description: In 1948, the Coast Guard demolished the Shinnecock Lighthouse, citing instability, despite public objection. The only remaining signs of the majestic light are a few bricks from the tower base that surface now and then, and its old oil house.

Donkin Hill Lighthouse

Shinnecock14 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:35:36 +0100

Posted by: Shinnecock14

Description: In 1849; the Imperial Lighthouse Service debated about building a lighthouse to mark Port Elizabeth. It was built at the top of Donkin Hill; a high hill upon which Sir Rufane Donkin; the former governor of Port Elizabeth; built a memorial pyramid for his late wife; Elizabeth Donkin; who died before she could step foot into the city. Therefore; Sir Donkin named the town Port Elizabeth in honour of his wife. The lighthouse is known as "The Hill" lighthouse due to the hill that it sits on. In 1861; the first Donkin Hill tower began service. Upon reaching the beginning of the 20th century; the old wooden tower was demolished and replaced by a newer, taller, and stronger concrete tower in 1903. The lighthouse continued to serve until the early 1960's when the ever growing city began to block the light. The keepers were fed up afterwards; so on Halloween night 1973; the Donkin Hill lighthouse was decommissioned; with no future plans for automation. The lighthouse stood dormant nearly 6 years until a private group came along and took control of the lighthouse. Then one night; the people of Port Elizabeth saw a light shining from the lighthouse. It had been turned back on as a decorative light to the city. Today; the Donkin Hill lighthouse's original 4th order Fresnel Lens shines it's blue light every night as a decorative light to the cit. The tower is open for climbing all year round for a small or no fee at all. The keeper's house contains the info center for the lighthouse. The light was replaced by a new fully automated yet very unattractive skeletal tower near the harbour called the Deal light.

Hood Point Lighthouse

Shinnecock14 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:05 +0100

Posted by: Shinnecock14

Description: This is one of the most popular lighthouses in South Africa. The Hood Point Lighthouse has seen action since 1895; and is South Africa's oldest original lighthouse. It still has a diaphone foghorn operating there! The lighthouse has a 1st Order Fresnel Lens still operating and gives 4 group flashes every 40 seconds. This lighthouse was never automated to keep its history alive!

South Stack

celticknight — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:34:58 +0100

Posted by: celticknight

Description: Designed by Daniel Alexander. Located on a small island separated from the mainland by a narrow channel crossed by a footbridge since 1828. You descend 400 steps from the car park.

Brant Point Light (old)

Cary — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:59:26 +0100

Posted by: Cary

Description: The old lighthouse at Brant Point, which now is part of a Coast Guard station.

Lazaretto Point Light

lighthousephoto — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:12:25 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The original Lazaretto Point Light was built in 1831 and replaced by a skeletal tower in 1928. The present lighthouse was built as a memorial to the founder of the Rukert Terminals Corp, Norman G. Rukert, in 1985. The light is non-functional.

Sandy Point Shoal Light

lighthousephoto — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:46:23 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse was constructed to replace the 1853 light on shore. The lighthouse is a 2.5 story red brick keeper's residence atop a cast iron and concrete caisson a little to the north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The lighthouse has a cast iron roof and lantern room.

Baltimore Light

lighthousephoto — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:37:22 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Baltimore Light stands in the Chesapeake Bay, about 1.7 miles east of the southern end of Gibson Island. The light is a caisson light with a two story white keeper's residence topped with a black cast iron lantern room. The lighthouse is privately owned. This photo was shot from a passing cruise ship returning to port in Baltimore.

Gustavia Lighthouse

Cary — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:55:25 +0100

Posted by: Cary

Description: Located on the grounds of Fort Gustav, on the island of Saint Barth�lemy. The lantern is on display at the St. Barth Municipal Museum.

DeWatteville Island Rear Range Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:59:43 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The DeWatteville Rear Range Light was also established in 1927. The light consists of a skeletal steel tower that is painted red with a white wooden service room below a red iron lantern room, which once housed a Fresnel lens. The rear range was upgraded in 1992 with a fluorescent orange triangular day mark with a black vertical stripe. The rear light's day mark is inverted relative to the front range so that when a vessel is in the channel, the tips of the triangular day marks are point to point and the vertical black stripes are aligned.

DeWatteville Island Front Range Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:53:11 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The DeWatteville Front Range Light was established in 1927 on the southern end of DeWatteville Island. The light is paired with the rear range light to guide ships into the deep water channel that parallels the Canadian shore in this part of the river. The original tower was circular white with a red upper portion. The light exhibits a fixed white dioptric light at a focal plane of 19.5 feet. In 1992 the light was improved with a triangular orange day mark with a black vertical stripe. The third image shows the front range paired with the rear range which has an inverted fluorescent orange triangular day mark with a black stripe. When the stripes are vertically aligned, as they are in this photograph, the vessel is in the channel. The fourth image shows the shore and the relative locations of the front and rear lights.

Prescott Rotary Light (Prescott Harbor Inner Light)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:43:00 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Prescott Rotary Light is a replica that was built by the Prescott Rotary Club in memory of a late member, G. Judson Newell. The tower is octagonal of wood construction with a red lantern. The light is a private aid to navigation in season and also serves as an ice cream stand and gift shop in the summer months. The lantern and Fresnel lens, however are authentic and were donated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The lens was originally used for training purposes at the old Dominion Lighthouse Depot, which was located where the Canadian CG base now stands on King Street West. Alternate names: Prescott Harbor Inner Light Prescott Visitor Center Light

Prescott Heritage Harbour Light (Prescott Breakwater Light)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:36:40 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Prescott Heritage Harbor Lighthouse marks the entrance to the marina for the city of Prescott, Ontario, Canada. The light is an octagonal wooden tower 20 feet tall with a green lantern. Alternative names for this light are: Prescott Breakwater Light Prescott Harbour Outer Light Prescott is directly across the St Lawrence River from Ogdensburg, NY. In the photo of the Prescott Heritage light from land, you can see the Ogdensburg lighthouse across the river on the left side of the photo.

Windmill Point Light

lighthousephoto — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:38:38 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: Windmill Point was originally named because this was a windmill when it was built in the 1820's. The lighthouse stands on what is now a Canadian Historical Site -- The Battle for the Windmill, which took place in 1838. The windmill was converted to a lighthouse in 1872 and served as one until 1978. The lighthouse is of conical stone construction with a red lantern room. I was fortunate to be able to see this light both from land as well as from the St Lawrence River on a recent trip.

Cape Canaveral

lighthousephoto — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:40:55 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The present Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is the third light built on this cape. The shallow waters off the cape prompted the construction of the first lighthouse in 1848. The present 150 foot tower was built in 1868. The lighthouse is day marked with black and white bands with a black lantern room. The first order Fresnel lens originally installed in the lantern room was disassembled and moved to a permanent display at Ponce de Leon Inlet light station to prevent damage from vibration due to rocket launches from the Air Force station.

Sheffield Island Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:53:22 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: A 30 foot stone tower was established on Sheffield Island in 1828. Mariners, however, complained that the light from it wasn't bright enough, prompting Congress to appropriate funds for a new lighthouse on the island in 1867. The lighthouse was built in 1868 and consisted of a 46 foot tower. The lighthouse was subsequently deactivated in 1902. The lighthouse has been extensively renovated and is now open in the summer for tours with a resident summer keeper on the island. Tours are available through the Norwalk Seaport Association ([url]http://www.seaport.org[/url]). Much of Sheffield Island is now a wildlife preserve. Several hurricanes during the 1990s caused extensive erosion of the island and wire baskets filled with stone are now being placed in an effort to prevent further erosion.

Great Captain Island Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:43:20 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The first lighthouse built on Great Captain Island was a 30 foot stone tower established in 1830. The present lighthouse was erected in 1868. Unfortunately, the lighthouse cannot be seen from land. While there is a ferry to Great Captain Island, it is for Greenwich residents only. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1970.

Stamford Harbor Ledge Light (Chatham Rocks Light)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:50:26 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Stamford Harbor Ledge light, aka the Chatham Rocks light, is a cast iron "spark plug" type lighthouse that stands in Stamford Harbor. It is visible from land. This lighthouse has been privately owned since its automation in 1953 and is now operated as a private aid to navigation. When I photographed it in September 2009 on a rather rainy and foggy afternoon, it was looking like it was in pretty sorry condition.

Cold Spring Harbor Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:43:06 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: A muddy sand bar extends about 1500 feet outy from the eastern side of Centre Island and constituted a navigational hazard for ships endering Cold Spring Harbor. An offshore light square wooden pyramidal light was built atop a concrete filled iron caisson in 1890. The light, when it was in operation had a focal plane of just over 40 feet. Originally the light exhibited a fixed white light from the lantern room; a red sector was added later based on request from mariners. In 1965 the light was removed from its foundation and replaced by a skeletal steel tower. The lighthouse was loaded onto a barge that went aground on a sand bar. It took a year before there was a tide high enough to refloat the barge, after which the lighthouse was relocated to land where it now stands. The Cold Spring Harbor light is the only lighthouse on Long Island that has ever been moved.

Granite Island Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:45:26 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: Granite Island Lighthouse stands atop a small granite island 12.5 miles north of Marquette. The lighthouse was built of granite and limestone in 1869 with an integrated square 40' tower. The light was automated in 1939 and began to fall into disrepair. The lighthouse and island were sold in 1999 to Scott Holman who has completely restored the lighthouse. The lighthouse is now a private residence. There are webcam images available from Granite Island that can be accessed via: [url]http://www.graniteisland.com/webcamp.shtml[/url]

Pointe aux Pins Rear Range Light (new)

lighthousephoto — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:26:35 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The new Pointe aux Pins rear range marker/light replaced the original rear range light deactivated in 1975 (1983 according to another source). The new rear range is a vertical marker with red and white horizontal banding. The location of the new rear range marker is indicated in the photo by the red arrow. The Pointe aux Pins Front Range light is in the right of the image in the foreground.

Pointe aux Pins Rear Range Light (original)

lighthousephoto — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:17:58 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The light was erected in 1903 with the front range light but has been inactive since 1975. The original rear range light was purchased following its deactivation and moved to a location near its original location where it is now attached to a private residence.

Pointe aux Pins Front Range Light

lighthousephoto — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:15:45 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: This range light was erected in 1903 to guide up-bound ships around a tight bend in the St Marys River. The light is a 28 foot tall square pyramidal white wooden tower with red trim and exhibits a continuous green light.

Bois Blanc Island Light (new)

Cary — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:21:12 +0100

Posted by: Cary

Description: New light built in 1941 to replace the old lighthouse on Bois Blanc Island (deactivated in 1924). The solar powered minor light stands just north of the original light, on a white cylindrical "D9" tower.

Wawatam Lighthouse

lighthousephoto — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:35:03 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: This is one of the newest lights on the Great Lakes. Light shone from its lantern room for the first time on August 20, 2005. The light was formerly a "decoration" in one of the interstate rest areas in lower Michigan and was given to the city of St Ignace by the Michigan Dept of Transportation after the light was dismantled in 2004. The light was re-erected at the end of the old Chief Wawatam dock and now guides pleasure boaters into the St Ignace Marina.

Ile Aux Galets Light (Skillagalee Light)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:20:22 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Ile Aux Galets Light or Skillagalee Lighthouse, as it is now more commonly known, stands on a small wave swept island in Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first established here in 1850 with the present tower built in 1888. The lighthouse was automated in 1969 at which point the keeper's dwelling and all of the other buildings on the island other than the lighthouse were demolished. The light originally had a 4th order Fresnel lens which has since been replaced by a modern, 300 mm optic. In the 3rd photos posted, you can see from left to right, Ile Aux Galets, Gray's Reef, and White Shoal. The vessel northbound is the 1000 footer Burns Harbor.

Pipe Island Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:43:57 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Pipe Island lighthouse stands on a small island in the St Marys River and is still an active aid to navigation. The 44' tower was built in 1888. The lantern room has been removed and a skeletal steel tower with a range type daymark was added in 1937. Distant views are available from lab but this lighthouse is best seen from the water.

Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Outer Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:55:24 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The outer lighthouse at Grand Marais is a white, square steel pyramidal tower that was erected at the end of the pier in 1895. The lighthouse is still an active aid to navigation and is predominantly used by pleasure boaters.

Bois Blanc Island Light (original)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:44:57 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes. The first lighthouse at this location was a 30 foot tower built in 1829. That tower was replaced by another 30 foot tower in 1839, and finally by the brick keeper's residence with an integral 38 foot tower that was built in 1867. The 1867 lighthouse still stands and is now a private residence that is in the process of being beautifully restored by the present owners. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1924 and is best seen by either private boat or the eastbound Shepler's cruise out of Mackinac.

Little Traverse Light

lighthousephoto — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:32:51 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Little Traverse Light stands inside of a gated community on a peninsula near Harbor Springs. The light is open only very sporadically for visitation and then with the strict provision that people are not allowed to photograph en route through the community on the way to the lighthouse. The best way to see this light is from the water.

Martin Reef Light

lighthousephoto — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:34:54 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: Martin Reef Lighthouse was built in 1927 and consists of a three story white concrete keeper's quarters topped by a reinforced octagonal tower. The lantern room is white with a red roof. The lighthouse was originally equipped with a 4th order Fresnel lens that has been replaced by a modern optic.

Round Island Passage Light

lighthousephoto — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:03:28 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Round Island Passage Light is just off the tip of Mackinac Island and recently got some repairs and fresh paint.

Round Island Light (St. Marys River)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:04:43 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Round Island lighthouse in the St Marys River was established in 1892 and is an integral tower incorporated into a two story keeper's dwelling. The lighthouse is now a private residence and, as of 1/2010 the island and lighthouse were for sale for $3.1 million. This lighthouse can only be seen by boat.

Round Island Light (Mackinac Straits)

lighthousephoto — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:45:20 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Round Island Lighthouse stands on a small spit of land in the Mackinac Straits. The 53 foot tower was built in 1895. The lighthouse was deactivated from 1947-1996 and, for a time, was in danger of being lost but has since been completely restored and now serves as a private aid to navigation. The lighthouse can only be seen from the water. Shepler's lighthouse cruises carry visitors past this light, which was prominently seen in the movie "Somewhere in Time." The third photo posted is shot looking west toward the Mackinac Bridge between Michigan's lower Michigan and the upper peninsula.

DeTour Reef Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:17:14 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The DeTour Reef Light stands on a reef at the moth of the St Marys River in 24 feet of water. The tower rises 63 feet from the top of the caisson, which itself stands 20 feet above the water. The light marks the entrance to the St Marys River and nearly 5,000 ships/year pass this light. The keeper's quarters are a 30x30 foot square two story structure atop the caisson, with the tower rising from the center of the keeper's quarters. The lighthouse is now owned by the DeTour Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society, which was formed in 1998. Major renovations of the light were completed in 2004 and tours are offered by the society allowing the public to visit this historic light.

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Spectacle Reef Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:53:54 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: Spectacle Reef Lighthouse is located 10.7 miles east of Bois Blanc Island. The lighthouse was completed in 1874; its foundation sits 11 feet beneath the surface of Lake Huron. A crib 92 feet square and 24 feet high was built on the site and the foundation of the lighthouse sits on bedrock on the bottom of the lake. The lighthouse is a conical limestone structure 93 feet tall and 32 feet in diameter at the base. The surface of the limestone crib is 12 feet above the mean lake level. Spectacle Reef is named for the shape of the reef it stands atop, which from above looks like a pair of glasses or spectacles beneath the waters of Lake Huron. The lighthouse had a 2nd order Henry-Lepaute Fresnel lens in the lantern room which is now on display in the Inland Seas Museum in Vermillion, Ohio. The lighthouse is automated and still in service with a modern optic that flashes white and red at 60 second intervals that is visible for 17 miles.

Ile Parisienne Light

lighthousephoto — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:24:39 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: The Ile Parisienne Lighthouse stands on the southwest corner of an island in Lake Superior. The lighthouse is the check in point for commercial vessels that are downbound from Lake Superior under Soo Control. The light station was built in 1912 and consists of two buildings, a boat house, and the 48 foot tall hexagonal concrete tower. The tower is topped with a 10 sided lantern room now equipped with a modern optic. This particular lighthouse is relatively unique in that it has a beaver wind vane atop the lantern room. It is one of only two in Canada so equipped -- the other is at Belle Isle North in Newfoundland.

Bishop Rock Lighthouse

Bren — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:11:32 +0100

Posted by: Bren

Description: The Bishop is a rock lighthouse in the Scilly Isles off the South West tip of England. To get there you can take a boat trip from the main Island St Marys but they run infrequently as the weather has to be fine and the sea flat. The Isles of Scilly are a mass of granite islets that provide a serious hazard to shipping. This was the second lighthouse constructed on the site. The first was washed away before it was finished.

Rinns of Islay Lighthouse

pejayhill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:21:00 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Rinns of Islay lies on the island of Orsay, off the SW corner of Islay. The stretch of water between the island and Islay is only a few hundred yards but the current is horrendous during foul weather. The families stayed in Bowmore, although in the beginning they did live out on the island with the keepers. To make a phone call to the shore station, the signal would be transmitted all the way to Ayr on the mainland and them re-transmitted back to Bowmore. There are two villages across the way, Portnahaven and Port Wemyss both vie over who is the best . In the past they argued so much that the Island council built a church in order that it might bring them together. They fought over the common entrance door and in the end only settled when they had one each with separate pews and floor.

Ailsa Craig Lighthouse

pejayhill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:10:14 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Ailsa Craig is the granite plug of a long extinct volcano and is a solid lump of granite. The lighthouse sits on a granite strewn strand on the south of the island. The top of the craig is a lofty 1133 ft above sea level. The light was the last paraffin incandescent lights in Britain. Ailsa Craig is commonly called Paddy's Milestone as it lies approximately halfway between Glasgow and Belfast. The granite used to be quarried for making curling stones and there was a thriving community on the island. When the quarriers left so did the keepers families and a Shore Station was built to house them in Girvan.

Inchkeith Light

pejayhill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:58:32 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Inchkeith lies in the Firth of Forth and is the closest lighthouse to The Northern Lighthouse Board's Head Quarters in Edinburgh. The island has had a checkered history and has been fought over many times. The foundations for the lighthouse were built on pre-existing fortifications. During the first and second world wars the island had gun emplacements and anti aircraft batteries. There was a Lloyd's Shipping Station there that handled radio traffic for shipping round the world. The tower is painted a stone color and was the last to be painted by the keepers themselves before all towers were put out to tender to outside contractors.

Holburn Head Lighthouse

pejayhill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:47:46 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Holburn Head Lighthouse lies in Thurso Bay. Unusually for a Scottish lighthouse, it does not have the classical tower but what appears to be an addition to the buildings; of course it was designed and made that way. Its neighbor across the bay at Dunnet Head has the honor of being the northernmost point on the mainland of Britain. It is also remarkable in its position in the bay rather than on the headland. Just down the road is the Ferry terminal at Scrabster, which services the ferries across to Orkney. A few miles up the coast was Dounreay, an atomic power station and reprocessing plant. It closed a few years ago because of the threat of contamination caused by erosion of the substrata.

Barra Head

pejayhill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:35:39 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Barra Head is on the island of Berneray, which is the southermost of the Outer Hebridean Chain of islands. The lighthouse is the highest in Britain - on some days it is shrouded in low cloud and at night the light is only visible to passing aircraft. The largest town in the region is Castlebay, with its picturesque castle owned by the chief of the clan McNeil. The islands are serviced by an airport that boasts Britain's only beach runway, so it is really only suitable for light aircraft and seaplanes, and of course the schedule is dependent on the tide.

Ruvaal Lighthouse

pejayhill — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:35:13 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: The lighthouse lies at the northern end of the Sound of Islay. There is no road to the lighthouse so reliefs were made by boat from Port Askaig or the distillery at Coila. There are spectacular views looking across to Jura and up the Sound. On the clearest of days Dubh Artach can be seen nearly twenty miles away. Ruvaal is one of four major lighthouses on Islay. The keepers families lived in Bowmore. Islay is the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean islands.

Sule Skerry Lighthouse

pejayhill — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:14 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Sule Skerry is the most remote lighthouse in Britain and is about 40 kilometers from the nearest habitation. Sule comes form the Norse for gannet and though no gannets nest on Sule Skerry they do nest on close by Sule Stack, Stack is a rock outcrop and Skerry is a larger rocky island. The island lies on the fringes of the Pentland Firth so you could say that the island and the lighthouse are guardians of the Firth. Puffins burrow in the soil and there is a substantial colony there.

Killantringan Light

pejayhill — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:04:46 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Killantringan lies on SW coast of Scotland on the Rhinns of Galloway it is 4 miles from Port Patrick and 18 miles from the coast of Northern Ireland. The Craigantlet crashed into the rocks in 1982; the weather was calm and the incident was attributed to human error. Because of the risk of toxic cargo, the lighthouse keepers and their families were forced to abandon the station. The Principal Keeper attending only to put the light on at night and off in the morning. Eventually, the keepers returned home after about 6 weeks absence. After a period of automation, the lighthouse became unlit in 2007

Mull of Galloway Light

pejayhill — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:53:38 +0100

Posted by: pejayhill

Description: Mull of Galloway was built by Robert Stevenson, founding father of the generations of Stevensons who built the Scottish lighthouses. Like all of Scotland's lighthouses, it is automatic. In 1987, the foghorn sounded for the last time and overnight made all of the keepers bar one redundant. It is one of the few lighthouses open to the public and is open from Easter through till the end of October. Because the Mull of Galloway is Scotland's most southerly point, the lighthouse gets visitors from around the world. The National Trust for Scotland has cottages there that can be rented out.

Gay Head Light (Aquinnah Light)

Cary — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:23 +0100

Posted by: Cary

Description: On the western end of Martha's Vineyard

Sankaty Head Light

Cary — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:25:17 +0100

Posted by: Cary

Description: Located on the southeastern corner of Nantucket Island.

Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater

lighthousephoto — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:47:35 +0100

Posted by: lighthousephoto

Description: This lighthouse stands at the end of the breakwater that protects the Presque Isle Harbor ore docks from the waves on Lake Superior. The lighthouse was built in 1941 and doesn't have a lantern room. It is white with a single horizontal red stripe. The light's flash signature is a single red flash every 4 seconds.