Survey Data
Reg No
20912810
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Beacon
In Use As
Lighthouse
Date
1845 - 1855
Coordinates
67218, 42346
Date Recorded
11/06/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding circular-plan four-stage former beacon, built 1850, altered, 1965, and now in use as lighthouse. Painted rendered, rubble limestone and concrete walls with plinth. Platform with corbels and metal railings surrounding lantern. Square-headed openings with fixed pane windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door, metal gate and steps. Associated buildings to west and north-west. Enclosed by rubble stone walls.
Appraisal
This former beacon cost £46,000 to build in the mid nineteenth century and it was upgraded to a lighthouse in 1965 due to the loss of a trawler in the area. The first three stages of the structure still retain much of their original character including the square-headed openings. The newer light added in the mid twentieth century is sympathetic to the original structure. It makes an appropriately eyecatching addition to the shoreline.