Corsewall Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Scotland

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Corsewall Lighthouse

Corsewall Lighthouse and Hotel

Location| Corsewall Point, Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcolm, United Kingdom
OS grid| NW9807572614
Coordinates| 55°00′25″N 5°09′33″W﻿ / ﻿55.007°N 5.15917°W﻿ / 55.007; -5.15917
Tower
Constructed| 1816
Built by| Robert Stevenson
Construction| masonry (tower)
Automated| 1994
Height| 34 m (112 ft)
Shape| cylinder
Markings| white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim)
Power source| mains electricity
Operator| Northern Lighthouse Board
Heritage| category A listed building
Light
First lit| 1817
Focal height| 34 m (112 ft)
Range| 22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)
Characteristic| Fl(5) W 30s

Corsewall Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm near Stranraer in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the North Channel of the Irish Sea. The definition of the name Corsewall is the place or well of the Cross.

## History[edit]

In 1814, a Kirkman Finley applied to the Trade of Clyde for a lighthouse on Corsill Point. Robert Stevenson, inspected in December of that year and soon the 30 ft tower and house were in the first stages of construction.

Corsewall Lighthouse was exhibited in 1817 but that year, the Principal Keeper at Corsewall was reported for incompetence after falling asleep on duty as the revolving apparatus of the light had stopped for a certain period. They suspended him and he was to never chiefly monitor a lighthouse again and was demoted as an assistant at Bell Rock.[1]

In November 1970, Concorde reportedly flew over the lighthouse on a trial flight and shattered panes of glass on the lighthouse. Later flights did not affect it.

Although the light is still operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board, since automation in 1994 the rest of Corsewall Lighthouse has been converted into the Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel.[2][3][4]

## See also[edit]

* Scotland portal
* Engineering portal

* List of lighthouses in Scotland
* List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
* List of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway

## References[edit]

1. ^ Northern Lighthouse Board history of the light Archived 2 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 24 June 2008
2. ^ Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel, Retrieved on 24 June 2008
3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Scotland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
4. ^ Corsewall Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 10 May 2016

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