MHG12216 - Stoer Lighthouse
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Type and Period (1)
- LIGHTHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
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Full Description
NC03SW 6 0037 3300
The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland (A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900, p.107) - Sinclair B Calder, 1974
J Aitken : 19/2/2004
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(Location cited as NC 003 330). Stoer Head Lighthouse, built 1870, engineers D and T Stevenson. A short circular-section tower linked at two levels to a flat-roofed two-storey block of keepers' houses.
J R Hume 1977.
This lighthouse was automated, and became unattended, in 1978.
R W Munro 1979.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1875 Text/Publication/Volume: Admiralty list of lights. 1980. Admiralty list of lights and fog signals: volume A: British Isles and north coast of France from Dunkerque to entrance to Goulet de Brest including North Sea oil and gas production installations. 252, no. 3882.
- --- SHG1882 Text/Publication/Volume: Allardyce and Hood, K and E M. 1986. At Scotland's edge: a celebration of two hundred years of the lighthouse service in Scotland and the Isle of Man. 78-9, 154.
- --- SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 310.
- --- SHG2557 Text/Publication/Volume: Munro, R W. 1979. Scottish lighthouses. 129, 130, 155, 243, 255, 275.
- --- SHG364 Text/Manuscript: Calder, Sinclair B.. 1974. The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland: A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900. The University of Strathclyde.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0036 3296 (26m by 32m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC03SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB1833 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4524 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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