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Southerness Lighthouse

A Category A Listed Building in Kirkbean, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8728 / 54°52'22"N

Longitude: -3.595 / 3°35'42"W

OS Eastings: 297745

OS Northings: 554282

OS Grid: NX977542

Mapcode National: GBR 3DB3.H0

Mapcode Global: WH5XH.RS89

Plus Code: 9C6RVCF3+4X

Entry Name: Southerness Lighthouse

Listing Name: Southerness Lighthouse

Listing Date: 4 November 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342870

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10415

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342870

Location: Kirkbean

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Abbey

Parish: Kirkbean

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

Tagged with: Lighthouse

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Description

Peter Milligan of Burran mason of 1748 navigational marker
pillar; subsequently heightened at instigation of Mrs Oswald
of Auchencruive. Became a lighthouse probably circa 1811:
raised to present height by Walter Newall 1842-3: disused
from 1867 until re-opening 4.8.1894 following thorough
modernisation. Tall, slightly battered square-plan lighthouse
tower. Painted rubble. 3 angles curved inwards at upper
level towards curved and glazed light opening: curved
parapet walkway on corbels in front of latter. Segmental-
arched and boarded door with iron "yett" at foot of east
face. Curved, low-pitched slate roof with apex ventilator.
Internal wooden stair.

Statement of Interest

Built and formerly maintained by Dumfries Town Council.

Original pillar contracted to be 30' high, and it was

recommended that a beacon be placed on it; 1837 report

gives height as 36'.

OSA report suggests a "greater advantage were lights placed

in it".

Marked on Ainslies map of 1797 as a "land mark" (see SRO

RHP 37657).

"Lighthouse" keeper appointed 1811.

Now disused.

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