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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MONACH LIGHTHOUSE | [3 illegible scored out words] Monach Lighthouse (Revolving, White) |
Mr. A. McDonald. Mr.A.McAulay Oliver & Boyd's Almanac 1875. p796. |
037 | This name applies to a lighthouse situated on the westernmost of a small group of islands known as the "Monach Isles," distant about 6 miles westwards of North Uist. The tower in which the lights are situated is about150. feet in height. there are altogether two lights. the principal one being a flashing revolving white light visible every 10.second and seen at a distance of about 20. miles in clear weather. the other is a red, steadily burning light and situated in the tower about thirty feet from the ground visible only to the north-west. the principal object of this light is to ward vessels off a dangerous reef known as the Husheiran within about one. & a half miles of R.H. |
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[Page] 6County of Inverness -- Monach Isles
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