Bell Rock Lighthouse

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Bell Rock Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse built on the dangerous Bell Rock reef in the North Sea off the coast of Angus, Scotland, and is renowned as one of the oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
lighthouse
offshore lighthouse
sea-washed lighthouse
architect Robert Stevenson
automated 1988
category maritime navigation aid
constructionEndDate 1810
constructionMethod interlocking stone courses
constructionStartDate 1807
coordinates 56.430°N 2.386°W
country Scotland
designer Robert Stevenson
distanceFromShore about 11 miles off the coast
focalHeight about 28 metres
about 93 feet
foundation rock
height 35 metres
about 115 feet
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
heritageStatus protected structure
inception 1810
laterLightSource electric light
lightCharacteristic flashing white every 5 seconds
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Angus
locatedInCountry Scotland
locatedInRegion eastern Scotland
locatedInSovereignState United Kingdom
locatedInWaterBody North Sea
locatedNear Arbroath
Firth of Tay
locatedOffCoastOf Angus
Scotland
locatedOn Bell Rock
location Bell Rock reef
managedBy Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
surface form: Northern Lighthouse Board
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Bell Rock reef
notableFor being one of the oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses
engineering achievement in offshore construction
opened 1811
operator Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
surface form: Northern Lighthouse Board
originalLightSource oil lamps
partOf Northern Lighthouse Board network
purpose to warn ships of Bell Rock reef
range about 18 nautical miles
sea North Sea
status active lighthouse

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Forfarshire containsLighthouse Bell Rock Lighthouse
Arbroath hasLighthouseConnection Bell Rock Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Bell Rock Lighthouse shore station
Inchcape hasStructure Bell Rock Lighthouse
Inchcape hasLighthouse Bell Rock Lighthouse
Bell Rock knownFor Bell Rock Lighthouse
Bell Rock hasStructureOnIt Bell Rock Lighthouse
Arbroath Signal Tower associatedWith Bell Rock Lighthouse
Arbroath Signal Tower distanceTo Bell Rock Lighthouse
Robert Stevenson notableWork Bell Rock Lighthouse
Robert Stevenson designed Bell Rock Lighthouse
Signal Tower Museum focusesOn Bell Rock Lighthouse
Signal Tower Museum nearbyAttraction Bell Rock Lighthouse
this entity surface form: Bell Rock Lighthouse (offshore)