Northern Lighthouse Board
The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), previously known as the Commissioners of Northern Light Houses, is the organisation responsible for marine navigation aids around the coastal areas of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
History
The NLB was formed in 1786 by Act of Parliament to oversee the construction and operation of four Scottish lighthouses (Kinnaird Head, North Ronaldsay, Scalpay and Mull of Kintyre). The NLB's most famous engineer was Robert Stevenson, whose sons David, Alan, and Thomas followed their father into the profession. The Stevenson dynasty built the majority of the NLB's lights in some exceptionally challenging locations. Their lights were some of the engineering masterpieces of their time, notably those at Bell Rock, Skerryvore and Muckle Flugga
Assets
The board is based in the centre of Edinburgh from where it remotely monitors its network navigational devices; as of 2006, these consisted of:
The NLB is awaiting delivery of a new lighthouse tender, due in December 2006[1], to be called MV Pharos. This will be the tenth Pharos, replacing the ninth Pharos which was sold in September 2006 as a support vessel for the Falkland Islands.
See also
- Lighthouses in Scotland
- Commissioners of Irish Lights
- Trinity House who are responsible for lighthouses in England, Wales and the Channel Islands
- Richard Henry Brunton, the Scottish "Father of Japanese lighthouses"
External links
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- ^ http://www.nlb.org.uk/resources/mvpharos.htm NLB Website, MV Pharos page