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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULL OF GALLOWAY LIGHTHOUSE | Mull of Galloway Light House Mull of Galloway Light House |
William Todd George Gordon |
036 | [Situation] Near the Eastern extremity of the Mull of Galloway A cylindrical Stone building 85 feet high & 57 in circumference at the base and tapering slightly to the Summit, the light room is attained by a winding Stair case (stone) and the lamp (which is an an elevation of 325 feet above the Medium level of the sea) emits a light of the natural appearance, which rest of the view 2 1/2 minutes & is eclipsed for 1/2 minute by means of a shade moved by machinery similar to a clock. It is visible 7 or 8 Leagues at sea & lesser distance according to the state of the Atmosphere but is obscured from the view of the Mariners coasting along the Port Patrick shore by an adjacent hill called Dunman. The Light house (which was erected in 1828) is covered by a globular (Glass) roof & surrounded (at a level with the Light room) by a cast metal corridor from which 90 miles of the Irish coast a wide expanse of the Irish Sea the whole of the Isle of Man. Ayrshire & Kirkcudbrightshire Hills & the distant mountains of Cumberland are visible. The oil & coal stores form a concentric semi-circle round the base of the Light [house] & a small Court yard intervenes between the Light house & the Keepers residence, a neat stone building one story high built to accommodate both light ho. [house] Keepers & their families, A barn and Stable with about 30 Acres of land attached (mostly arable) The whole is the property of the Northern Light ho. [house] Company. It is built at the Southern extremity of the Promontory known as the Mull of Galloway & is consequently the most Southern habitation in Scotland. |
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