Portpatrick Old Lighthouse

United Kingdom

This is approximatley the 4th structure on this site, the previous lighthouse having been shipped to Sri Lanka in 1869 (Historic Scotland). The first lighthouse was from before 1792, possibly 1779, and was replaced in 1836 by a temporary light which was used until at least 1839. There was no lighthouse between around 1840 to 1856, partly due to the south pier needing some reconstruction.
The current lighthouse was part of general improvements to the harbour in 1870, when the Board of Trade took over.
It was decomissioned in 1900, being replaced by Killantringan Lighthouse a few miles further north. It was in private ownership by 1908, (although rented by the local council until 1920).
It was Cat B listed in 1979, along with most of Portpatrick harbour.

Manufacture Date	1870
Lighthouse Construction	1839 (station established 1774)
Country	United Kingdom
Commissioning Body	Portpatrick Board of Trade
Lens Order	6th order
Lens Type	Fixed
Status	publish
Light Character	N/A
Lighthouse Markings	N/A
Lighthouse Parts	None
Management Body Ports Authority	Private Ownership
Preserver	None
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Condition Observations	Good.
Open Status (Site)	Open
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	54.840538297,-5.1178628192
Other	Brick built on South Pier of Portpatrick harbour. Can be viewed externally at any time. At this time it is not verified, but the keys are avaiable locally for a look inside, possibly at the Lighthouse Pottery. The Photo is by Sandy Gemmill via Wikimedia under creative commons licence. ARLHS SCO-177.

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