Buchan Ness Lighthouse

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Buchan Ness Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century Scottish coastal lighthouse near Boddam, Aberdeenshire, known for guiding ships around the dangerous Buchan Ness headland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lighthouse
lighthouse
navigational aid
associatedWith Stevenson lighthouse engineering family NERFINISHED
automated yes
automationDate 1988
constructionStart 1820s
country Scotland
designedBy Robert Stevenson NERFINISHED
focalHeight 40 metres
hasFeature fog signal (historical)
keeper’s cottages
walled compound
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
historicEra 19th century
inception 1827
latitude approximately 57.47° N
lightCharacteristic Fl (3) W 15s
lightRange 24 nautical miles
lightSource electric lamp
locatedIn Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED
Boddam NERFINISHED
Buchan Ness NERFINISHED
Scotland
United Kingdom
locatedNear Boddam Harbour NERFINISHED
Peterhead NERFINISHED
locatedOn North Sea
longitude approximately 1.77° W
managesShippingAround Buchan Ness headland NERFINISHED
managingAgent Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED
marking white tower with red horizontal band
materialUsed granite
nearbyHazard Buchan Ness reefs NERFINISHED
rocky coastline of Aberdeenshire
notableFor guiding North Sea shipping traffic
prominent position on Buchan Ness headland
originalLightSource oil lamp
ownedBy Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Lighthouse Board network NERFINISHED
purpose to guide ships around the Buchan Ness headland
to warn ships of dangerous coastal waters
region Northeast Scotland NERFINISHED
status active lighthouse
towerHeight 35 metres
towerShape cylindrical tower
yearOfCompletion 1827

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Buchan containsFeature Buchan Ness Lighthouse
David Alan Stevenson designed Buchan Ness Lighthouse
Buchan area of Aberdeenshire hasLighthouse Buchan Ness Lighthouse
subject surface form: Buchan