Building record MAB30908 - RATTRAY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
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Summary
Lighthouse, built in 1895 and still in use.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 3042
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1106 5780 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK15NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crimond |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Lighthouse, built in 1895 and still in use. It is an unusual structure with a massive circular granite platform base supporting a circular section-tower of white, enamelled pre-clay brick with lantern and dome. Designed by David Alan Stevenson. The tower is circa 16.8 m in diameter, the base is circa 13.4 m high, and the brick tower is circa 14 m high. The lighthouse has been used as an Ordnance Survey trigonometrical survey intersected station (sighting point), as depicted on the 5th edition OS map.
Period Notes
Built 1894-5. Listed 16/04/1971.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 94 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14479 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, CRIMOND 17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Oct 9 1997 , AAS/97/12/CT45-6, AAS/97/12/CT45-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16814.
Oct 9 1997 , AAS/97/12/G25/10,11, AAS/97/12/G25/10,11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16813.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 3042;
- NMR Card Number: NK15NW2;
- NRHE Numlink: 107258;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK15NW0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB3042 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/107258 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB16813 Air-oblique Photograph: Oct 9 1997 . AAS/97/12/G25/10,11. Black & White. AAS/97/12/G25/10,11.
- --- SAB16814 Air-oblique Photograph: Oct 9 1997 . AAS/97/12/CT45-6. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/12/CT45-6.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. CRIMOND 17.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14479.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 94.
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Record last edited
Nov 7 2024 4:15PM
