Ailsa Craig Lighthouse
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse | |
| Location | Ailsa Craig Firth of Clyde Scotland |
|---|---|
| OS grid | NX 0252199706 |
| Coordinates | 55°15′07″N 5°06′30″W / 55.251898°N 5.108413°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1886 |
| Built by | Thomas Stevenson, David Alan Stevenson |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1990 |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Light | |
| First lit | 15 June 1886 |
| Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Range | 17 nautical miles [31 km] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. 18m 17M [Fl. 0.1 sec - ec. 3.9 sec] [Sector: 145° - 028°] |
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The Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on Ailsa Craig, an island in the Firth of Clyde, just offshore from Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland.