Barns Ness Lighthouse

United Kingdom. Scotland

The lighthouse was constructed by the engineers and brothers David Stevenson and Charles Stevenson who were responsible for many Scottish lighthouses. The lintel above the door states the year 1901. Local stone was used from quarries at Craigree and Barnton.
The lighthouse was fitted with a first order revolving optic supplied by Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham.
The lighthouse was machine gunned in the Second World War but sustained no damage.
It was electrified in 1966 and was completely automated in 1986.
In 2005 it was decided that Barns Ness was no longer required, it was deactivated in 2005 and put up for sale in 2006.
The lighthouse keepers accomodation is now a holiday rental property.
Both the lighthouse and accommodation are grade B listed.

Manufacture Date	1900
Lighthouse Construction	1901
Country	United Kingdom. Scotland
Commissioning Body	Northern Lighthouse Board
Lens Order	1st order
Lens Type	Revolving
Status	publish
Light Character	Isophase White every 4s.
Lighthouse Markings	A white stone tower 37 metres high tapering to a double balcony, lantern and black roof. The double balcony area is painted in ochre. There are single storey white painted keepers accomodation at the base of the lighthouse and this has ochre painted lintels and surrounds.
Lighthouse Parts	None known.
Management Body Ports Authority	Lafarge Companies.
Preserver	Unknown
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Condition Observations	Unknown.
Open Status (Site)	Open
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	55.9872197354,-2.4455315237
Other	ARLHS SCO-015; ex-Admiralty A2854; ex-NGA 2328.
Data Source	Online research.

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