Fife, Crail, Upper Leading Light View. This pair of leading lights was constructed to guide vessels along a safe channel to the entrance to Crail Harbour. This view shows the upper of the two lights, ...

Description Fife, Crail, Upper Leading Light View. This pair of leading lights was constructed to guide vessels along a safe channel to the entrance to Crail Harbour. This view shows the upper of the two lights, situated in a small landscaped area above the main road through Crail. The street-lamp-style lantern is evident. By 1979 ith lamp itself was electrically lit.

Date 6/8/1979

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 601543

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Upper leading light, Temple Crescent, Crail Harbour, Fife This pair of leading lights was constructed to guide vessels along a safe channel to the entrance to Crail Harbour. They are mounted on harled masonry piers, and in 1979 the lights were in square lanterns of street gas-lamp type. This view shows the upper of the two lights, situated in a small landscaped area above the main road through Crail. The street-lamp-style lantern is evident. By 1979 the lamp itself was electrically lit. These lights were probably installed in the later 19th century, and were probably originally lit by gas from a small gas works beside the harbour. In the 1980s the lanterns were replaced by modern electric lighting units. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H79/129/12

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/601543

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