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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
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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)
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Buchan