Barnkirk Point, Lighthouse
Lighthouse (19th Century)
Site Name Barnkirk Point, Lighthouse
Classification Lighthouse (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Waterfoot Farm; River Annan; Annan; Solway Firth
Canmore ID 105332
Site Number NY16SE 18
NGR NY 1903 6425
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105332
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Annan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY16SE 18 1903 6425
Lighthouse [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1973.
For human remains and 'spears' apparently found in 1841 during the construction of the lighthouse, see NY16SE 11.
(Annan: location cited as NY 190 643). At Barnkirk Point: prob. late 1890's. Concrete base of now-demolished octagonal steel lattice tower; remains of wood and glass lantern decaying nearby.
J R Hume 1997.
Construction (1890)
(Annan: location cited as NY 190 643). At Barnkirk Point: prob. late 1890's. Concrete base of now-demolished octagonal steel lattice tower; remains of wood and glass lantern decaying nearby.
J R Hume 1997.
