Barns Ness Lighthouse
near Dunbar, East Lothian
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Location Guide |
Photo by
Richard West
This lighthouse, which marks the southern
entrance to the Firth of Forth and Edinburgh, was deactivated in 2005. It is
situated in a public reserve at East Lothian on the east coast of
Scotland overlooking the North Sea. There is free parking and beach access.
It is located just off the beach and can be viewed at close range from the
surrounding parkland.
The two 1-storey keeper's houses and other
light station buildings are leased as private residences. In 2006 the lighthouse
was sold for more than £100,000 to the Lafarge Company, who already owned the
keeper's houses.
Lighthouse information Grid
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Name: |
Barns Ness Lighthouse, nr Dunbar, East Lothian |
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Current status: |
inactive since 2005 |
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Geographic Position: |
55° 59.2'N 02° 26.6'W |
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Grid Reference: |
NT723771 |
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Ceremonial County: |
East Lothian
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Appearance: |
Round stone tower
with 169 steps to the top, lantern and
gallery, attached to a 1-storey service building. Tower painted white,
lantern dome is black. |
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Map
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Multimap
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Aerial photo: |
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Other photos: |
photos
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Originally built: |
1901 |
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Current lighthouse built: |
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Height of Tower: |
37 metres |
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Height of light above mean sea level: |
36 metres |
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Character of light: |
White every 4 Seconds |
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Character of fog signal: |
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Range of light: |
10 nautical miles |
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Owned / run by: |
Lafarge Company
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Getting there: |
located just off a beach about 3 miles east of Dunbar. |
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Access: |
Site and tower closed, but can be viewed from nearby public beach. |
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Website: |
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Other Useful Websites: |
Wikipedia
NLB |
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For more articles, lists and other information
see the
Lighthouses Section
Lighthouse Map of Scotland
Featured List of lighthouses - Scotland
List of minor lighthouses and lights - Scotland
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