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Scrabster, Holborn Head Lighthouse And Keeper's House
Lighthouse (19th Century), Lighthouse Keepers House (19th Century)
Site Name Scrabster, Holborn Head Lighthouse And Keeper's House
Classification Lighthouse (19th Century), Lighthouse Keepers House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Holbourn Head; Holborn Head Lighthouse; Holburn Head; Little Head; Scrabster Roadstead
Canmore ID 93467
Site Number ND17SW 7
NGR ND 10669 70659
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/93467
- Council Highland
- Parish Thurso
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND17SW 7.00 10669 70659
Holborn Head Lighthouse [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1985.
Holborn Head Lighthouse
(Flashing Red & White) [NAT]
OS (GIS) AIB, November 2006.
ND17SW 7.01 ND 10697 70713 Fog Signal
(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.
(Name cited as Holburn Head).
Admiralty List of Lights 1980.
This shore lighthouse is situated on a clifftop about 0.5km NE of Scrabster Harbour (ND17SW 5.00). It overlooks the adjacent Scrabster Roadstead.
It was built as part of the major programme of 1854-78 by D and T Stevenson, and lighted in 1862. It was bombed by German aircraft in the Second World War, but remained undamaged. Electrification followed in 1976, and automation in 1988.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 November 2006.
R W Munro 1979; K Allardyce and E M Hood 1986; S Krauskopf 2001.
Construction (1861 - 1862)
(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.
Change Of Use (2003)
Lighthouse decommissioned in 2003, now being converted into private accommodation.
Note (7 November 2006)
This lighthouse is situated on a clifftop about 0.5km NE of Scrabster Harbour (ND17SW 5.00). It overlooks the adjacent Scrabster Roadstead.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 November 2006.
