Inchcape Rock Lighthouse
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Inchcape Rock Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse on the treacherous Bell Rock in the North Sea, renowned as one of the world’s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses and a major feat of early 19th-century engineering.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ offshore lighthouse ⓘ sea-washed lighthouse ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bell Rock Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Robert Stevenson family of engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automated | 1988 ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1807 ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Robert Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | withstand severe North Sea storms ⓘ |
| distanceFromShore | about 11 miles off the coast ⓘ |
| engineeringType | masonry lighthouse on submerged reef ⓘ |
| firstLit | 1811-02-01 ⓘ |
| focalHeight |
28 metres
ⓘ
about 92 feet ⓘ |
| foundationMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasKeeperStatus | now unmanned ⓘ |
| height |
35 metres
ⓘ
about 115 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl (3) W 30s ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Angus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bell Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFeature | Inchcape Reef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | unpainted stone tower ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Arbroath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses
ⓘ
early 19th-century engineering achievement ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Lighthouse Board network ⓘ |
| powerSource |
later electric light
ⓘ
originally oil lamps ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
to warn ships of Bell Rock reef ⓘ |
| range | 18 nautical miles ⓘ |
| region | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskAddressed | shipwrecks on Bell Rock reef ⓘ |
| towerShape | tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1811 ⓘ |
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