Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse; Interior View of lamps
SC 572773
Description Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse; Interior View of lamps
Date 1980
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 572773
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse, Argyll (Argyll and Bute council area) This lighthouse was one of the first to be established by the Northern Lighthouse Board, but was rebuilt in 1821 to designs by Robert Stevenson. A new lantern and optical apparatus were installed in 1906. This view shows part of the lens system of the optical apparatus. The curved glass prisms collect as much of the light from the bulb as possible to send it out into the night. The 3.1 million candle-power electric lamps are on the left. One is a spare. This light was built on a cliff top, hence the short tower. It marks the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, and the entrance to the Firth of Clyde from the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse has been automated since 1980. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H80/79/10
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