Corsewall Lighthouse is a
lighthouse at
Corsewall Point
Corsewall Point, or Corsill Point, is a headland on the northwest coast of Wigtonshire, Kirkcolm near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A lighthouse, Corsewall Lighthouse was placed here in 1816, for the directing of vessels from the Sc ...
,
Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm ( sco, Kirkcoam) is a village and civil parish on the northern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula, south-west Scotland. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, and is part of the former county of Wigtownshire. The parish is bounded on the ...
near
Stranraer in the region of
Dumfries and Galloway in
Scotland
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. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the
North Channel North Channel may refer to:
*North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)
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of the
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ...
. The definition of the name Corsewall is the place or well of the Cross.
History
In 1814, a Kirkman Finley applied to the Trade of Clyde for a lighthouse on Corsill Point.
Robert Stevenson, inspected in December of that year and soon the 30 ft tower and house were in the first stages of construction.
Corsewall Lighthouse was exhibited in 1817 but that year, the Principal Keeper at Corsewall was reported for incompetence after falling asleep on duty as the revolving apparatus of the light had stopped for a certain period. They suspended him and he was to never chiefly monitor a lighthouse again and was demoted as an assistant at Bell Rock.
In November 1970,
Concorde
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Studies started in 1954, and France an ...
reportedly flew over the lighthouse on a trial flight and shattered panes of glass on the lighthouse. Later flights did not affect it.
Although the light is still operated by the
Northern Lighthouse Board
The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is the general lighthouse authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man. It is a non-departmental public body responsible for marine navigation aids around coastal areas.
History
The NLB was formed by Act of P ...
, since automation in 1994 the rest of Corsewall Lighthouse has been converted into the Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel.
Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel
Retrieved on 24 June 2008
See also
*List of lighthouses in Scotland
This is a list of lighthouses in Scotland. The Northern Lighthouse Board, from which much of the information is derived, are responsible for most lighthouses in Scotland but have handed over responsibility in the major estuaries to the port aut ...
*List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
This is a list of the currently operational lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB). The list is divided by geographical location, and then by whether the lighthouses are classed by the NLB as a 'major lighthouse' or a 'minor light'. F ...
*List of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". ...
References
External links
Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel
Northern Lighthouse Board
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Lighthouses completed in 1817
Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
Category A listed lighthouses
Tourist attractions in Dumfries and Galloway
Hotels in Dumfries and Galloway
Works of Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)
1817 establishments in Scotland
Rhins of Galloway