Building record MAB38334 - BELL ROCK SIGNAL TOWER
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Summary
Former lighthouse signal tower for the Bell Rock Lighthouse (NO72NE0001), built in 1813, now in use as a museum.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 21230
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6404 4045 (53m by 54m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64SW |
| Civil Parish | Arbroath & St Vigeans |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Former lighthouse signal tower for the Bell Rock Lighthouse (NO72NE0001), built in 1813, now in use as a museum. Comprises a classical and castellated group of twin lodges and signal tower, constructed in painted stone. The tower is four storey castellated structure rising from the centre of a piend roofed, two storey, three bay, house. The lower two stages of the tower act as a bowed centre bay to the house, which has a fanlit door at ground level with an encircling Roman Doric portico. The wallhead blocking course is bowed around the tower. The upper stages have narrow round arched windows, a dividing string course, quatrefoil detailed frieze and corbelled castellation at head. A flagpole and signal ball crown the tower. Flanking the entrance to the signal tower are a pair of three bay classical lodges. The ball on the signal tower's flagpole rose and fell to alert the workers constructing the Bell Rock Lighthouse. The Signal Tower now functions as a museum and houses the later 19th century dioptic apparatus with Fresnel lenses which previously served as the lighthouse's source of illumination, moved to the museum on the automation of the lighthouse in 1988. Bee-boles have been recorded within the yard.
Hague and Christie, D B and, 1975, [Untitled], 112, 113 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11831.
Hume, J R, 1977, [Untitled], 122 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4914.
Minchinton, W, 1984, [Untitled], 178 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7211.
Walker and Ritchie, B and {J, 1987, [Untitled], 50-1, no. 20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10000.
MILLAR, J, 1999, Desk-based Evaluation for Tay Wastewater Project (Bibliographic reference). SAB2872.
Jun 13 2013 , AAS-GR-13-06-218 - 232, AAS-GR-13-06-218 - 232 (Ground Photograph). SAB34891.
Author unknown, n.d., THE COURIER, 09/10/15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4000.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 21230;
- NMR Card Number: NO64SW54;
- NRHE Numlink: 35616;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64SW0054;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB21230 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35616 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB10000 Bibliographic reference: Walker and Ritchie, B and {J. 1987. [Untitled]. 50-1, no. 20.
- --- SAB11831 Bibliographic reference: Hague and Christie, D B and. 1975. [Untitled]. 112, 113.
- --- SAB2872 Bibliographic reference: MILLAR, J. 1999. Desk-based Evaluation for Tay Wastewater Project. N.
- --- SAB34891 Ground Photograph: Jun 13 2013 . AAS-GR-13-06-218 - 232. Digital. AAS-GR-13-06-218 - 232.
- --- SAB4000 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE COURIER. 09/10/15.
- --- SAB4914 Bibliographic reference: Hume, J R. 1977. [Untitled]. 122.
- --- SAB7211 Bibliographic reference: Minchinton, W. 1984. [Untitled]. 178.
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2024 10:50AM
