Toward Point Lighthouse
Toward Point is the southern extremity of the Cowal peninsula, near the village of Toward and six miles south of Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse here since 1812. The location is the south-west extreme point of the Highland Boundary Fault as it crosses the Scottish mainland.[1]
Lighthouse
 Toward Point Lighthouse and Foghorn Building | |
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| Location | Cowal peninsula |
|---|---|
| OS grid | NS1362367226 |
| Coordinates | 55°51′44″N 4°58′47″W / 55.8621°N 4.97974°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1812  |
| Built by | Robert Stevenson |
| Construction | White circular tower |
| Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Operator | Clyde Port Authority |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1812 |
| Focal height | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Range | 22 nautical miles |
| Characteristic | Fl. W 10sec |
Toward Point Lighthouse was completed in 1812. It was built by Robert Stevenson (1772 - 1850) for the Cumbrae Lighthouse Trust.[2] Two lighthouse keepers' houses were added in the later 1800s. A white building on the foreshore housed the foghorn mechanism, originally a steam engine and then diesel engines. The foghorn was taken out of operation in the 1990s.[3] Today the buildings are a private home and not open to the public.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ MacNair, Peter. Argyllshire and Buteshire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-1107657526.
- ^ Ritchie, James Neil Graham; Harman, Mary (1996). Argyll and the Western Isles. Exploring Scotland's Heritage. Seven Hills Books. p. 72. ISBN 9780114952877.
- ^ "Toward Lighthouse". Photographers Resource. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
External links
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