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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCH KEITH LIGHTHOUSE | Inch Keith Lighthouse Inch Keith Lighthouse |
Joseph Brown John Brown |
041 | [situation About the centre of the Island. A lighthouse erected on Inch Keith Island in the year 1803 and lighted in 1804 as a stationary light but in 1815 it was changed to a revolving light as at present. It is elevated about 235 feet above the medium level of the sea. On the 1st October 1835 the reflecting light was discontinued and a dioptric light placed in its stead. It consists of seven annular lenses, which revolve around a lamp of three concentric wicks, and produce bright flashes once in every minute, and of five rows of curved mirrors which being fixed, served to prolong the duration of the flashes from the lenses. The appearance of the new light does not, therefore, materially differ from that of the former one, excepting that the flashes, which recur at the same time are more brilliant and of shorter duration. On the south side of the lighthouse is the following inscription. "For the direction of mariners, and the benefit of commerce, this Lighthouse was erected by order of the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses. It was founded on the 1st May in the year 1803 and lighted on the 14th September 1804., Thomas Smith Engineer" |
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5 Parish of Kinghorn[Note] A good part of this information is taken from Fullarton's Gazetteer, ratified by the Keepers, Messrs. Brown.
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