Archaeology Notes

Event ID 808836

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT27NW 28.05 2381 7788

See also: NT27NW 28.02 and NT27NW 28.04 .

For comparable beacon ('Burntisland 3') at Burntisland, see NT28NW 30.14.

Architect: William Burn

Lighthouses were placed on each breakwater and the middle pier. Unknown at time of upgrade, 30.11.1999, which lighthouse was designed by Burn.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

RIBA Drawings Collection: 4 designs and elevations by Wm Burn.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

(Granton 2: location cited as NT 238 779). At end of W breakwater: prob. 1890's. Small metal tower with cylindrical base sharply tapering into circular lantern with domed top. Similar to Burntisland 3 (NT28NW 30.14): gone by 1997.

J R Hume 1997.