Construction

Date 1861 - 1862

Event ID 550688

Category Building History

Type Construction

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(Location cited as ND 102 703). Holburn Head Lighthouse, Scrabster. Established 1863, David and Thomas Stevenson, engineers. An unusual structure with a square tower terminating one wing of the two-storey, L-plan keepers' houses. The tower becomes octagonal just below a circular walkway. The lantern is of the small triangular-paned type, with a domed top.

J R Hume 1977.