Ayr Harbour, Wet Dock Entrance, Leading Light
Beacon (18th Century)
Site Name Ayr Harbour, Wet Dock Entrance, Leading Light
Classification Beacon (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ayr 3; Inner Leading Light; Griffin Dock Entrance
Canmore ID 200083
Site Number NS32SW 123.04
NGR NS 33234 22657
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/200083
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SW 123.04 33234 22657
Leading Light (Fixed Red) [NAT]
OS (GIS) AIB, May 2006.
Location formerly entered as NS 3323 2265.
(Ayr 3 ('inner leading light'): location cited as NS 332 227). On E side of entrance to wet dock: 1874. Tapering circular-section cast-iron tower on square concrete plinth. Cylindrical lantern with triangular paned window on seaward side. Conical roof with fixed mushroom ventilator.
J R Hume 1997.
This light apparently formed a pair of leading lights (through the harbour entrance) with NS32SW 123.02.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 19 May 2006.
