.jpg) Buchan Ness (also spelled Buchanness)[1] Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Boddam Aberdeenshire Scotland |
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| OS grid | NK1362442263 |
| Coordinates | 57°28′14″N1°46′28″W / 57.470449°N 1.774452°W /57.470449; -1.774452 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1824 |
| Built by | Robert Stevenson  |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 36 metres (118 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with a red band, red balcony, black lantern |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Buchan Ness Lighthouse Holidays[2][3] |
| Heritage | HES: Cat.A – LB16367 – 16/04/1971 |
| Fog signal | Siren – Installed in 1904 with 3 blasts every 90 sec. Nicknamed: Boddam Coo. In 1989 replaced by an Electric emitter. Discontinued in 2000 |
| Racon | O(---) 14 M |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Lens | hyperradiant Fresnel lens |
| Light source | Electric Flashing Mains Powered Biform LED Optic |
| Intensity | 2,000,000 cd |
| Range | 18 nautical miles [33 km] |
| Characteristic | Fl. W 5s 40 m 18M [Fl. 0.3s, ec. 4.7s] |
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'Buchan Ness lighthouse is a light in Boddam,Aberdeenshire.Scotland.The area around the headland of Buchan Ness was for many centuries the point from which trading andwhaling voyages departed across open ocean, bound forArchangel,Greenland andSpitsbergen amongst other destinations.[4]
Over time, many vessels had been run aground in poor weather, and in 1819, petitions were sent to theNorthern Lighthouse Board to erect a lighthouse in the vicinity. As Engineer to the board,Robert Stevenson decided upon the present location; the granite-built construction being completed in 1824[1] and the light established in 1827.[5]
The red band was painted in 1907 to help passing ships determine their location, and for many years, a foghorn (locally known as the BoddamCoo or also as the Boddam Bear, prior to reequipping in 1978) was installed, this being officially turned off in 2000.
The lighthouse is 118 ft (36 m) high,[1] flashing a white light every five seconds, which with the current lamp is visible for 28 nautical miles (52 km).
The ruins are visible on the promontory of Buchanness Lodge, anItalianate marine villa built in 1840 byJohn Smith forLord Aberdeen. Below the consoledpediment of the main door is inscribedprocul negotiis beautus, which, roughly translated, means "lucky is the man who stays away from business".[1]
