"Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly The Western Rocks are a group of uninhabited islands and rocks in the south–western part of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse. In 1971, the rocks and islands were designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for their breeding sea birds. Landing on the islands is both difficult and discouraged and there are few published records of visits by naturalists. The islands are largely managed as nature reserves by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, principally for breeding seabirds"
"tanks in the adjacent one-storey building) it was electrified in 1992. Peninnis Head Peninnis Head is the southernmost point of St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly. The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. It is also a Geological Conservation Review site for its Quaternary geomorphology and was first designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1971 for both its biological and geological interests. On the tip of the headland is a squat lighthouse built in 1911 by Trinity House as a replacement for the 17th century lighthouse"
"Peninnis Head Peninnis Head is the southernmost point of St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly. The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. It is also a Geological Conservation Review site for its Quaternary geomorphology and was first designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1971 for both its biological and geological interests. On the tip of the headland is a squat lighthouse built in 1911 by Trinity House as a replacement for the 17th century lighthouse on St Agnes. The ""Gilstone"", a prominent rock off the eastern"
"Simon Bayly, builders of the 1676 Lowestoft lighthouse. There were two protests against the building of the St Agnes light. Officials from the Isle of Wight complained that they would lose revenue from harbour dues and victualling as shipping would prefer to use the Isles of Scilly, and the Governor of Scilly on the grounds that he would lose money from wrecks. The St. Agnes lighthouse was the second to be built in the western approaches (after the Lizard lighthouse of 1619). It stands 74' above the ground, and 138' above mean high water. It was superseded in 1911 by"
"Peninnis Lighthouse Peninnis Lighthouse is situated on Peninnis Head, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. The light was built to replace the lighthouse in the centre of the island of St Agnes and helps vessels to enter Hugh Town harbour, via St Mary's Sound. It was first lit in 1911, is circular, tall and consists of a black steel open lattice foundation, white gallery and black–domed top. It was one of the first gas–powered light houses to use acetylene and converted to electricity in 1992. The revolving lens remains ""in situ"" but is no longer in use, having been replaced by"
"a single-tier LED lantern mounted on the exterior rail of the lighthouse structure. The white flashing light is visible for . <br> Peninnis Lighthouse Peninnis Lighthouse is situated on Peninnis Head, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. The light was built to replace the lighthouse in the centre of the island of St Agnes and helps vessels to enter Hugh Town harbour, via St Mary's Sound. It was first lit in 1911, is circular, tall and consists of a black steel open lattice foundation, white gallery and black–domed top. It was one of the first gas–powered light houses to use acetylene"
"fibreglass tower was set up in front of the old. The light is positioned at above sea level and emits one white flash in a 4 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2926 E.F. Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse Isola delle Correnti Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on an islet, long and wide, connected to mainland by a rocky isthmus on the southernmost tip of Sicily in the municipality of Portopalo di Capo Passero on the Malta Channel. The lighthouse,"
"Wolf Rock Lighthouse Wolf Rock Lighthouse is on the Wolf Rock, a single rock located east of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly and southwest of Land's End, in Cornwall, England. The fissures in the rock produce a howling sound in gales, hence the name. The lighthouse is in height and is constructed from Cornish granite prepared at Penzance, on the mainland of Cornwall. It took eight years, from 1861 to 1869, to build due to the treacherous weather conditions that can occur between Cornwall and Scilly. The light can be seen from Land's End by day and night, and is"
"of Anglesey for east-bound ships. It is followed by lighthouses, fog horns and other markers at North Stack, Holyhead Breakwater, The Skerries, the Mice, Point Lynas and at the south-east tip of the island Trwyn Du. The lighthouse is operated remotely by Trinity House. It has been visited by the team at ""Most Haunted"". Visitors can climb to the top of the lighthouse and tour the engine room and exhibition area. The lighthouse is open seasonally. <br> South Stack Lighthouse The South Stack Lighthouse is built on the summit of a small island off the north-west coast of Holy Island,"
"Boscawen's Battery, in a circular shape following the coast line of The Hoe. Star Castle is now a hotel. The 14 metre metal tower lighthouse on Peninnis Head was built in 1911 as a replacement for the 1680 lighthouse in the centre of St Agnes. The lighthouse was converted from acetylene gas to electricity in 1992 and the original range of 17 nautical miles was reduced to nine in 2011. The headland is within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and part of the Heritage Coast. It is also a Geological Conservation Review site for its Quaternary"
"Cliffy Island Lighthouse The Cliffy Island Lighthouse is located atop Cliffy Island, a steep-sided island which is the summit of a granite submarine mountain in the Bass Strait. Cliffy Island is located about 32 kilometres directly south of Port Albert, and roughly 38 kilometres to the northeast of Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia. The lighthouse warns approaching vessels of rocks in Bass Strait by emitting a flash of white light every five seconds. The focal plane of the lightsource and Fresnel lens is situated 52 metres above sea level. The site is managed by the Victoria Department of Conservation"
"Bressay Lighthouse Bressay Lighthouse is still an active lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound. Bressay Lighthouse was one of four lighthouses built in Shetland between 1854 and 1858 which were designed by brothers David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson. David Stevenson initially maintained that building a lighthouse in Shetland waters was impossible, too dangerous and too expensive, and that any ship's captain who took this route was mad. The shore station was purchased by the Shetland Amenity Trust in 1995 and has been converted"
"Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, from Cape Carbonara, the southernmost tip of western Sardinia in the municipality of Villasimius on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The lighthouse was built in 1858 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern atop a massive 3-storey keeper's house. The tower is painted with white and black horizontal band, the lantern in white and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at above sea level and emits two white or red flashes, depending on the directions,"
"as the residence of the two assistant keepers and their families. The keeper's houses were demolished in 1971, when the lighthouse was automated; the stone walls that surrounded the houses remain. Cliffy Island Lighthouse The Cliffy Island Lighthouse is located atop Cliffy Island, a steep-sided island which is the summit of a granite submarine mountain in the Bass Strait. Cliffy Island is located about 32 kilometres directly south of Port Albert, and roughly 38 kilometres to the northeast of Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia. The lighthouse warns approaching vessels of rocks in Bass Strait by emitting a flash of"
"in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1262 E.F.The lighthouse, being automated, it is no longer inhabited by the keepers consequently host the botanical and zoological research centre of the University of Cagliari. Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, from Cape Carbonara, the southernmost tip of western Sardinia in the municipality of Villasimius on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The lighthouse was built in"
"managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3138 E.F. Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on an islet long and wide just west of the entrance to the port of Trapani on the Sicily Channel. The lighthouse, built in 1881 by Genio civile, consists of a cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern. The tower and the lantern are white and the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of"
"the Peninnis Lighthouse and St Agnes lighthouse now serves as a daymark for shipping. Peninnis lighthouse is a 17-metre-tall black and white steel lattice tower situated on the southern extremity of St. Mary's island. The range was reduced from 17Nm to 9Nm under the Trinity House 2010 Aids to Navigation review. The light source employed is now LED. Other landmarks include a standing stone known as the Nag's Head (probably a natural formation). In 1707, many of the sailors who had drowned in the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly were reputedly buried on the St Agnes playing"
"Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on an islet long and wide just west of the entrance to the port of Trapani on the Sicily Channel. The lighthouse, built in 1881 by Genio civile, consists of a cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern. The tower and the lantern are white and the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated powered by a solar unit and"
"into a Marine Heritage Centre. The fog signal was discontinued in the 1980s. The notable red horn was removed, however, the building that housed the siren is still in place and now houses a radar mast, and the five pressurised air tanks are still in place. <br> <br> Bressay Lighthouse Bressay Lighthouse is still an active lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound. Bressay Lighthouse was one of four lighthouses built in Shetland between 1854 and 1858 which were designed by brothers David Stevenson"
"listed lighthouse, landing is not allowed. A cairn or burial chamber was destroyed when the lighthouse was built. Cairns on the Isles of Scilly date back to the Bronze Age and at that time Round Island was probably a peninsula on the northern shore of the main island in the Isles of Scilly. The granite, ashlar, tall tower was designed by William Tregarthen Douglass, chief engineer for the Commissioners of Irish Lights and is built on a tall mass of Hercynian granite. At the time of building the only access was up a flight of steps cut out of the"
"British Isles during the warmer months. In June 2018 the former lighthouse keepers' cottages, now derelict, were placed for sale by auction. <br> Ailsa Craig Lighthouse 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. It was completed in 1886, the construction being overseen by Thomas and David Stevenson. Initially, the lighthouse used oil-burning lamps, but by 1911, these were replaced with incandescent lighting. Fog signals were discontinued in 1987. Then, in 1990, the lighthouse was automated, and a refurbishment took"
"Skerryvore Skerryvore (from the Gaelic An Sgeir Mhòr meaning ""The Great Skerry"") is a remote reef that lies off the west coast of Scotland, 12 miles (19 kilometres) south-west of the island of Tiree. Skerryvore is best known as the name given to the lighthouse on the skerry, built with some difficulty between 1838 and 1844 by Alan Stevenson. At a height of it is the tallest lighthouse in Scotland. The shore station was at Hynish on Tiree (which now houses the Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum); operations were later transferred to Erraid, west of Mull. The remoteness of the location led"
"Strathy Point Lighthouse Strathy Point Lighthouse is a remote lighthouse that is located on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland, and is situated on the coast close to the village of Strathy. Strathy Point was the first lighthouse in Scotland, specifically built to be electrically operated. It was initially planned in 1953 and was completed by 1958. The lighting device itself is a two panel device with a focal length of 250mm with a 250watt light bulb, that gives a range of almost 26 miles. The lighthouse was originally fitted with a fog horn, which is no longer used. The"
"Court of Appeal. The local community of Scalpay are currently attempting a community buyout. <br> <br> Eilean Glas Lighthouse Eilean Glas Lighthouse is situated on the east coast of the island of Scalpay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was one of the original four lights commissioned by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights, and the first in the Hebrides (the others were Kinnaird Head, Mull of Kintyre and North Ronaldsay). These lighthouses were built by Thomas Smith. Eilean Glas light was first displayed in 1789. The original tower was replaced in 1824 by Smith's stepson Robert Stevenson. In"
"Pine Islet Light Pine Islet Light, also known as Percy Isles Light, is an active lighthouse located at Pine Islet, a small islet belonging to the Percy Isles group of the Northumberland Islands, about southeast of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The original lighthouse, established 1885, was active for a hundred years, until it was deactivated in 1985, by then the last kerosene powered lighthouse in Australia. It was relocated to the Mackay Marina in 1985 and restored to full working condition, making it the last fully functional kerosene operated lighthouse in the world. At the original location now stands a modern"
"was repaired in 1945. It is still used today for navigation safety. Sigri lighthouse The Lighthouse of Sigri is located on the island of Nisiopi, in front of Sigri's harbour, near the western tip of the Greek island of Lesbos. It is a circular tower which is 12 meters tall and contains a lighthouse keeper house. The light was first exhibited at 1860 with oil as its energy source. The petroleum lantern was replaced by an electric light in 1989. It emits a distinctive white flash every 30 seconds in a luminous range of 21n.m. The only time when the"
"2.5 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and managed by the Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park with the identification code number 1000 E.F. Isola Razzoli Lighthouse Isola Razzoli Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on an islet, long, in the Maddalena archipelago. The lighthouse is the northernmost in Sardinia, on the eastern approach to the Strait of Bonifacio, and is at from the French Lavezzi archipelago. The island is in the municipality of La Maddalena on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The first lighthouse was built in"
"2008 the old lighthouse was refurbished and put back into use. A stone from the lighthouse has been removed into the church wall at Paible; a keeper had carved into it ""Eternity Oh Eternity"". Just to the south of Shillay, there is an Eilean Siorraidh (""Island of Eternity""; formerly Eilean Siorruidh) - whether this carving is a reference to this or the solitude of the island is unrecorded. <br> Shillay, Monach Islands Shillay (Scottish Gaelic: Siolaigh or Seilaigh from the Norse ""selrey"", meaning Seal island) is the westernmost of the Monach Islands (Heisgeir), off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides."
"Eilean Glas Lighthouse Eilean Glas Lighthouse is situated on the east coast of the island of Scalpay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was one of the original four lights commissioned by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights, and the first in the Hebrides (the others were Kinnaird Head, Mull of Kintyre and North Ronaldsay). These lighthouses were built by Thomas Smith. Eilean Glas light was first displayed in 1789. The original tower was replaced in 1824 by Smith's stepson Robert Stevenson. In 1852 the light was changed to a revolving system lens. The lighthouse was an early candidate"
"Sigri lighthouse The Lighthouse of Sigri is located on the island of Nisiopi, in front of Sigri's harbour, near the western tip of the Greek island of Lesbos. It is a circular tower which is 12 meters tall and contains a lighthouse keeper house. The light was first exhibited at 1860 with oil as its energy source. The petroleum lantern was replaced by an electric light in 1989. It emits a distinctive white flash every 30 seconds in a luminous range of 21n.m. The only time when the light was turned off was during the Second World War and it"
"South Bishop Lighthouse The South Bishop Lighthouse is a lighthouse on South Bishop Island (also known as Emsger), a small rock approximately west of St Davids Head in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Designed by James Walker, it was built on the island in 1839, acting both as a waymark for vessels navigating offshore and as assistance to ships navigating around the island group. The lighthouse was converted to electric operation in 1959, and in 1971 a helipad was constructed at the site. Finally, the lighthouse was automated and demanned in 1983. Like many in the UK, it is now monitored from the"
"is to the east in the middle of Saginaw Bay. Tours of Charity Island (and even dinner cruises) are available, which can include the privately owned, rebuilt Charity Island Light lightkeeper's house. They are available from Charity Island Transport, Inc. in Au Gres, Michigan on the mainland, south of Tawas. It is also possible to take a telephoto shot from shore. Gravelly Shoal Light Gravelly Shoals Light is an automated lighthouse that is an active aid to navigation on the shallow shoals extending southeast from Point Lookout on the western side of Saginaw Bay. The light is situated about offshore"
"works in order to reduce its high to the present . The lighthouse emits one white flash in an eight-second period, visible up to . The light is operated by the Lighthouses Service of the Marina Militare and it is identified by the Country code number 1716 E.F. Punta Sottile Lighthouse Punta Sottile Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse on the Favignana Island placed at the extremity of Punta Sottile, the westernmost point of the Island. The first lighthouse was built in 1860 and had the shape like a turret, it was managed by Civil Engineering of Palermo. In 1904"