"wishes to avoid in his rendering of the ballads by Cervantes. There was no warning device on Inchcape Rock in modern times until 1810, when Robert Stevenson and John Rennie completed construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, but Southey's poem popularised the legend of the bell. The Inchcape Rock ""The Inchcape Rock"" is a ballad written by English poet Robert Southey. Published in 1802, it tells the story of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath (""Aberbrothock"") to install a warning bell on Inchcape, a notorious sandstone reef about off the east coast of Scotland. The poem tells how"
"Signal Tower Museum The Signal Tower is a museum in the coastal town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. Originally built in 1813 as a base of operations for the famous Bell Rock Lighthouse, the Signal Tower housed the families of the keepers stationed on the 'rock', along with the vital shore staff who ran the lighthouse tender supplying the light. The name Signal Tower comes from the signalling apparatus installed atop of the tower building that was used to communicate between the shore staff (the Master Of The Tender) and the keepers of the lighthouse. An identical set of signalling apparatus"
"Inchcape Inchcape or the Bell Rock is a reef about off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife, occupied by the Bell Rock Lighthouse. The name ""Inchcape"" comes from the Scottish Gaelic ""Innis Sgeap"", meaning ""Beehive isle"", probably comparing the shape of the reef to old-style skep beehives. According to legend, probably folk etymology, the alternative name Bell Rock derives from a 14th-century attempt by the abbot from Arbroath (""Aberbrothock"") to install a warning bell on the reef; the bell was removed by a Dutch pirate who perished a year later on the rocks, a story that"
"consists of two independent piers running north westwards out to sea; parallel nearer the shore, they converge at the outer ends to form a harbour mouth 150 feet (46m) wide. At low tide the water in the harbour is fifteen feet deep. The Bell Rock Lighthouse, near the entrance to the Firths of Forth and Tay, was built during 1807 and 1810. Rennie was, by some, credited with the design and execution, but there seems little doubt that he was only nominally responsible for the great undertaking. Robert Stevenson, surveyor to the Commissioners of Northern Lights, drew the original plans"
"they are currently on display. The working of the lighthouse has been automated since 1988. The lighthouse operated in tandem with a shore station, the Bell Rock Signal Tower, built in 1813 at the mouth of Arbroath harbour. Today this building houses the Signal Tower Museum, a visitor centre detailing the history of the lighthouse. The challenges faced in the building of the lighthouse have led to it being described as one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. According to legend, the rock is called Bell Rock because of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath to"
"its own lifeboat since 1803 and is currently the last remaining slipway launched lifeboat in Scotland. Located at the harbour the lifeboat station houses two RNLI lifeboats, an inshore D-Class IB1 lifeboat the ""Duncan Ferguson"" and an all weather Mersey Class Lifeboat the ""Inchcape"" named after the infamous rock that the Bell Rock Lighthouse sits on. Photos and information on the Arbroath Lifeboats along with their history and callout statistics can be found at the stations website. www.arbroath-lifeboat.org.uk Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus"
"Bells Rock Light The Bells Rock Light was a lighthouse located in the York River in Virginia. In the nineteenth century, West Point, Virginia was the head of navigation on the York River, and this light was requested in order to facilitate navigation there. A house was built for it at Lazaretto Point in 1880, but this was diverted to Thimble Shoal Light when the latter burned down. A second house was constructed and installed on this spot in 1881. Three years later it was struck by a schooner, breaking three of the support columns; these were repaired expeditiously, however,"
"New Brighton Lighthouse New Brighton Lighthouse or Perch Rock Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse situated at the confluence of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay on an outcrop off New Brighton known locally as Perch Rock. Together with its neighbour, the Napoleonic era Fort Perch Rock, it is one of the Wirral's best known landmarks. The name comes from a Perch; a timber tripod supporting a lantern first erected in 1683 as a crude beacon to allow shipping to pass the rock safely. As the Port of Liverpool developed in the Nineteenth Century the perch was deemed inadequate as it"
"personal favourite in the series, ""The Antiquary"" (1816) features affectionately fictionalised versions of both Arbroath (""Fairport"") and Auchmithie (""Musselcrag""). Arbroath has one museum, the former Bell Rock Lighthouse ""Signal Tower"". In 1807 Arbroath became the base of operations for the building of the Bell Rock Lighthouse. The shore station for the lighthouse – the Bell Rock Signal Tower – was completed in 1813 and acted as a lifeline for the keepers offshore. Signal Tower Museum was opened in 1974 as a visitor centre detailing the history of the lighthouse and the town of Arbroath. Arbroath Art Gallery occupies two galleries"
"Tuskar Rock, Ireland Tuskar Rock () is a group of rocks topped by a lighthouse off the southeast coast of County Wexford, Ireland. It has probably destroyed more ships than any other Irish coastal feature. One hundred and seventy-six wrecks are listed for the Tuskar Rock area at ""Irish Wrecks Online"". It is mentioned in the Irish ballad ""Tales of Loch Achray"" as the place where the clipper ""Loch Achray"" dropped her tug, before sailing to the South Atlantic where she was wrecked off the River Plate. The Tuskar Rock lighthouse, built from granite and standing tall, was built over"
"Cannon Rock Cannon Rock is a skerry in the North Channel off the coast of the Ards Peninsula near Cloughey, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the easternmost point of Ireland. Cannon Rock is east of South Rock, on which there is a disused lighthouse. The rock is a hazard to shipping. Between 1861 and 1865, nine vessels ran aground on it. On 14 August 1861, the ""Coriolanus"" from North Shields, en route from Liverpool to Quebec, lost her bearings in thick fog and grounded on the rock. The Lloyd’s agents in Belfast sent the tug ""Wonder"" to assist, but"
"in the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Currently, the cottages around the lighthouse can be rented as holiday accommodation. Two naval battles of the Anglo-Dutch Wars are called the Battle of the North Foreland after the cape: <br> North Foreland North Foreland is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England. North Foreland forms the eastern end of the Isle of Thanet. It presents a bold cliff to the sea, and commands views over the southern North Sea. The necessity for a lighthouse at this place must have become apparent when the Goodwin Sands became dangerous and when"
"Point of Ayr Lighthouse The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre. It was built in 1776 by a Trust of the Major, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester to warn ships entering between the Dee and the Mersey Estuary. It was eventually fell into disuse and was decommissioned in 1884. It is now a privately owned residential property. The lighthouse was listed on the property market in November 2011 by then owned James McAllister,"
"and is a Grade II* listed building. Another plan to illuminate the lantern using LEDs and solar panels was achieved with a grant from the Coastal Revival and New Brighton Coastal Community Team (NBCCT) and has been operating since 2015. New Brighton Lighthouse New Brighton Lighthouse or Perch Rock Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse situated at the confluence of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay on an outcrop off New Brighton known locally as Perch Rock. Together with its neighbour, the Napoleonic era Fort Perch Rock, it is one of the Wirral's best known landmarks. The name comes from a"
"2006, a lightning bolt hit a buttress on the cliffs, sending 100 tonnes of rock into the sea. Flamborough Head Flamborough Head () is a promontory, long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The cliff top has two standing lighthouse towers, the oldest dating from 1669 and Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806. The older lighthouse was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The"
"bunch of grapes hanging from a vine"" and the tiny Isle of Westerhouse, then the bays of Sand Wick, Brae Wick and Tang Wick. Esha Ness Lighthouse is close to the north west extremity of the bay and to the south there are the islands of Dore Holm, Isle of Stenness and Skerry of Eshaness. The power of the ocean storms is displayed at Grind o Da Navir, a large amphitheatre just north of the Eshaness light that opens out through a breach in the cliffs. Here, the waves have thrown rocks of up to high over above the sea."
"metres above sea level and have views of the Cumbrian mountains and coast. The true geographical head is the North Head, which is the most westerly point of Northern England and is the site of St Bees Lighthouse. During WW2 a radar station was operated from here, and some of the buildings can still be seen adjacent to the lighthouse. The foghorn building is to the west of the lighthouse, but is now disused. The lighthouse is still operating, but is unmanned. Next to the coastal path north of the lighthouse is Birkhams quarry which is still in use for"
"Ar Men Ar Men (""the rock"" in Breton) is a lighthouse at one end of the Chaussée de l'Île de Sein, at the west end of Brittany. It shares its name with the rock on which it was erected between 1867 and 1881. Ar Men is one of the best known lighthouses because of its isolated situation and the considerable difficulties its construction has presented, and the danger in evacuating its personnel. Considered as one of the most challenging workplaces by the community of lighthouse keepers, it has been named ""The Hell of Hells"". In 1825, the need for a"
"Barra Head Lighthouse Barra Head Lighthouse on Barra Head identifies the southern entrance to The Minch, roughly halfway between the Eilean Glas and Rinns of Islay lighthouses. The stone tower, built in 1833, stands on the west side of the island, at the top of a very steep cliff, making the light the highest in the UK with a focal plane of above sea level. It has a range of . There is no shallow water west of Berneray to break the blow of the Atlantic storms and small fish are sometimes thrown onto the grass on the cliff top."
"called ""Pharum Brigantium"", was erected in Corunna, and is at least 25 km walking distance (or a whole day's journey) from Betanzos. A medieval watchtower in Segovia also bears the name ""Tower of Hercules"". Tower of Hercules The Tower of Hercules (Galician and ) is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about from the centre of Corunna, Galicia, in north-western Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the ""Farum Brigantium"". The Latin word ""farum"" is derived from the Greek ""pharos"" for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The structure is tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast"
"ferry services across the Minch are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. In the south, its entrance is marked by lighthouses at Barra Head, Ushenish and Hyskeir. On Skye, there are lights at Neist Point, Vaternish and An t-Iasgair. The Outer Hebrides are marked by Weavers Point, Eilean Glas, Tiumpan Head and Butt of Lewis. To the east are Rubh Re, Stoer Head and Cape Wrath lighthouses. A buoy marks Eugenie Rock (named after the vessel that grounded there in May 1859) and the nearby Sgeir Graidach. Previously, these hazards were marked by a red-painted beacon on Sgeir Graidach, the foundations of"
"the Bell Rock and Isle of May lights disappeared from view. The light began service on 24 February 1862 and initially used oil to generate its light, it was converted to incandescent power in 1906 and to electricity in 1966 and finally automated in 1993. Before automation the lighthouse was staffed by three full-time keepers whose duties included keeping detailed weather records. The lighthouse has two km of single track tarmaced road leading to it from the main road near St Abbs village, however it is suggested by the National Trust of Scotland that it is only used by disabled"
"beacon still stands to this day, but the reef is now guarded by the Fife Ness lighthouse on the mainland. The reef extends for northeastwards from Fife Ness Points Coastguard station (East Coast Fife) into the North Sea and the greater Firth of Forth. It is made up of some fourteen sandstone rocks that are completely submerged at high tide. These include Englishman's Skelly, Kneestone, Tullybothy Craigs, Lochaber Rock and Mary's Skelly. The word ""carr"" in Gaelic can be translated to English to mean the flesh of a seal or a whale, possibly because the rocks look like the back"
"Belle Tout Lighthouse The Belle Tout Lighthouse (also spelled Belle Toute) is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head, East Sussex close to the town of Eastbourne. It has been called ""Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse"" because of its striking location and use in film and television. In 1999, the Grade II listed building was moved in one piece to prevent it from succumbing to coastal erosion. The cliffs near Beachy Head saw numerous shipwrecks in the 17th and early 18th centuries and a petition to erect a lighthouse started around 1691. The calls were ignored for"
"Galley Head Lighthouse The Galley Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking St George's Channel and two beaches, Red strand to the East and the Long Strand to the West . The headland is cut off from the mainland by the ancient walls of the old Norman stronghold of Dun Deidi, an important fortress of the local O’Cowhig Clan. Although the main buildings"
"to the distress signal, four aircraft, a further two Sycamore helicopters, an RAF rescue launch and three lifeboats searched the area, recovering the body of XG501's navigator; the body of the pilot was not recovered. The lighthouse was damaged, including the loss of its light, but its keepers were uninjured. Owing to bad weather, the lighthouse could not be repaired until after 20 December, when conditions permitted the delivery of supplies. Scottish musician Alastair McDonald re-worded a traditional song called ""The Mermaid's Tale"", and set the scene on Bell Rock instead of the Eddystone light. The first verse runs: Arbroath"
"presumably because of his Pye ancestry. He died in 1804 when his ship, HMS ""York"" sank with all 491 crew after striking the Bell Rock, about off the east coast of Angus, Scotland. This disaster prompted Parliament to authorise the construction of the famous Bell Rock Lighthouse. William Mitford's younger brother John (1748–1830) was a lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Mitford's cousin, the Rev. John Mitford (1781–1859), was editor of the ""Gentleman's Magazine"" and of various editions of the ""English poets"". He was distantly related to the novelist Mary"
"Matinicus Rock Light Matinicus Rock Light, is a lighthouse in on Matinicus Rock, a windswept rock off the coast of Maine. It is one of eleven seacoast lights off the coast of Maine. First established in 1827, the present surviving structures date to 1857. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Matinicus Rock Light Station on March 14, 1988. Matinicus Rock is a windswept and treeless rock, projecting out of the Gulf of Maine several miles south of the main islands of Matinicus Isle, Maine, an island community that is a ferry ride from Rockland."
"are now being let out to tourists as self-catering holiday establishments. Bull Point Lighthouse Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point, about one mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Mortehoe, on the northern coast of Devon, England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe, and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area. The original lighthouse was constructed in 1879 after a group of local ""clergy, ship-owners, merchants and landowners"" appealed to Trinity House for one. A fog horn was added in 1919 and it was"
"and David England. Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly The Bishop Rock () is a very small islet in the Atlantic Ocean known for its lighthouse. It is in the westernmost part of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The ""Guinness Book of Records"" lists it as the world's smallest island with a building on it. The original iron lighthouse was begun in 1847 but was washed away before it could be completed. The present building was completed in 1858 and was first lit on 1 September that year. Prior"
"parkland, namely the East and West Common. The Bell Rock Tavern is a historic hostelry, serving the community and visitors since 1871. Named after the Bell Rock Lighthouse the pub, with 2 bars on 2 levels, has a large terrace looking out on to the harbour and the mouth of the Tay beyond. Cobbies is a really friendly pub with a superb kitchen. The Harbour Cafe is a community enterprise and has views of the harbour. Profits from the Café are used to fund community projects in Tayport. It is open 7 days a week. The Canniepairt, Tayport is the"
"lighthouse, during a tropical storm, the recently downgraded Hurricane Ophelia. This is an Irish record, based on measurements going back to the 1860s. The previous record was at Malin Head during Hurricane Debbie in 1961. Fastnet Rock Fastnet Rock, or simply Fastnet (possibly ; called ""Carraig Aonair"", meaning ""lonely rock"", in Irish) is a small islet in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland. It lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland. Fastnet is known as ""Ireland's Teardrop"", because it was the last part of Ireland that 19th-century Irish emigrants"
"of the neglected buildings selected for the TV series ""Restoration"". However, a new lighthouse was built nearby just 43 years later in 1852. The modern lighthouse lies at the north of the island at Point of Sinsoss, and boasts Britain's tallest land-based lighthouse tower. The old fog siren with notable red trumpet was replaced by an electric diaphragm-type horn. That horn was discontinued in favour of a Tyfon horn consisting of 8 mini-trumpets installed on the building that once housed the fog siren. The Tyfon horn gives three blasts every 60 seconds. The electric beeper horn now lies flat on"