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Dunure Harbour Light
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Dunure Harbour Light
The old harbour lighthouse, Dunure
This old lighthouse was built in 1811 and was deactivated in the 1850's. There would have been a coal fire inside the lighthouse and this would have been lit when an incoming vessel was expected. There was an opening in the seaward side, at the level of the brazier, which was blocked by a door. When an incoming vessel was seen, the door was opened to guide the vessel in. The structure was built of sandstone and this is now suffering from extreme erosion. It is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.

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Keywords: Scotland;United Kingdom;Dunure

The old harbour lighthouse, Dunure
This old lighthouse was built in 1811 and was deactivated in the 1850's. There would have been a coal fire inside the lighthouse and this would have been lit when an incoming vessel was expected. There was an opening in the seaward side, at the level of the brazier, which was blocked by a door. When an incoming vessel was seen, the door was opened to guide the vessel in. The structure was built of sandstone and this is now suffering from extreme erosion. It is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.

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Album name:Jacob Bax / Scotland
Rating (1 votes):55555(Show details)
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):inactive since 1850
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):1811, sandstone ruine
Height of the tower, m:4
Coordinates (in any format):N55 24 26 W004 45 32
Displayed:266 times
Date added:Jul 09, 2016
DateTime Original:2016:06:26 14:57:46
IPTC Copyright:Copyright: 2016
IPTC Keywords:Scotland Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Ward Groot-Brittani GBR Dunure
Keywords:Scotland / United Kingdom / Dunure
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