| Burnmouth Tower light: | ||
| M001-D -- |
E Pier head discontinued before 1970 (at first) FW, 6m, 4 miles NT959611 |
 Established
1931. Rusty, once-white cylindrical metal tower about 2m high, standing on harbour wall |
| Onastic lights: | ||
| M001-01 A2837 114-0 |
W Pier root 2FG, 6m, ? NT958609 |
Post 4m. Grey metal post (not wooden as in Admiralty list) standing on hillside about 10m away from root. Green bulbs in white circular lanterns image |
| M001-02 A2834 114-2292 |
ldg front FR, 29m, 4 miles NT957611 |
Post 2m. Red glass lantern image |
| M001-03 A2834·1 114-2296 |
ldg rear FR, 35m, 4 miles NT957611 |
Pole 2m (part of telegraph pole, lower part only painted white). At roadside.
Red bulb in white circular lantern (same pattern as -02)
image Publ. 114 gives A2836 which is no longer used |
Eyemouth: the harbour was improved, new breakwaters were built and a mile-long access road bypassing the town was constructed in 1965. All the lights at Eyemouth probably date from this time. Onastic lights: | ||
| M001-04 A2841 114-2308 |
E Breakwater head R Iso/2, 8m, 8 miles NT9464 |
Post 5m. image |
| M001-05 A2843 114-0 |
Smeaton Quay head (entrance E side) QR, 4m, 3 miles NT9464 |
Metal post, red and white bands, on metal dolphin
image Accidentally destroyed 2008; all metalwork removed |
| M001-06 A2843·4 114-0 |
entrance W side QG, 4m, 1 mile NT9464 |
Metal post, black and white bands, on wooden dolphin image |
| M001-07 A2840·1 114-2304 |
West breakwater elbow FG, 10m, 6 miles NT9464 |
Post 6m. Leading rear. Metal post with plate welded to front, all originally painted orange and now peeling. Screen on harbour side of lantern. image |
| M001-08 A2840 114-2300 |
West breakwater head FG, 9m, 6 miles NT9464 |
Post 4m. Leading front. Metal post with plate welded to front, all originally painted
orange and now peeling.
image Front and rear lights together |
| Wall-mounted light: | ||
| M001-09 A2841·5 114-0 |
Promenade FR, 6m, ? NT9464 |
Building. Lantern in circular medallion on gable end about 4m above road. Traffic signal;
shown when port closed. images |
St Abbs Onastic lights: | ||
| M001-10 A2846·1 114-2316 |
Leading rear FR, 12m, 1 mile NT920672 |
Pole 10m
image |
| M001-11 A2846 114-2312 |
Leading front FR, 4m, 1 mile NT920673 |
Post 2m
image Front and rear lights together |
Tower light: | ||
|
M002 A2850 114-2320 |
St Abbs Head 1/10, 68m, 29 miles NT915692 |
 Established
1862White round tower 9m and buildings Set on clifftop, with lantern tower and old foghorn considerably lower than domestic buildings Alternative large image |
Onastic light: | ||
| M002-01 A2852 114-2324 |
Torness breakwater R 1/5, 10m, 5 miles NT7475 |
Concrete column 2m No image available (casual entrance to the power station is discouraged) |
Disused Tower: | ||
| M003-D A2854 114-2328 |
Barns Ness
discontinued 2005 (in 1930: 3/30, 25 miles) latterly Iso 4, 36m, 10 miles NT723772 |
 Established 1901
White round tower 37m Alternative large image |
Dunbar plan Onastic lights: | ||
| M003-01 A2860 114-2332 |
Middle Quay QR, 6m, 3 miles NT680793 |
Fluorescent strip light on metal post 5m image
Visible through very constricted harbour entrance (Image along leading line) |
| M003-02 A2856 114-2336 |
Ldg front G Oc/6, 15m, 3 miles NT677793 |
Fluorescent strip light on square metal post 4m with orange triangle point up image |
| M003-03 A2856·1 114-2340 |
Ldg rear G Oc/6, 22m, 3m NT677793 |
Fluorescent strip light on square metal post 4m with orange triangle point down image Synchronised with front View along leading line between Scart Rock and Castlefoot Rock (see plan) The front light is hidden by the grassy bank |
Tower light: | ||
|
M004 A2864 114-2344 |
Bass Rock 3/20, 46m, 10 miles (in 1930: 6/30, 21 miles) NT602873 |
 Established
1902White tower on isolated rock 20m |
North Berwick Onastic light: | ||
| M004-01 A2866 114-2348 |
N pier FWR, 7m, 3 miles NT554856 |
Post 3m image |
| Wall-mounted light: | ||
| M004-02 A2867 114-0 |
South harbour wall FG, 6m, 3miles NT553855 |
Established after 1970. Bracket on building image enlarged image |
Tower light: | ||
|
M005 A2868 114-2352 |
Fidra 4/30, 34m, 24 miles (in 1930: 2/15, 16 miles) NT512870 |
 Established
1885 White brick tower on small island 17m Obscured on some bearings by local islands |
Small ports Onastic lights: | ||
| M005-01 A2872 114-2356 |
Port Seton E pier WR Iso /4, 10m, 9/6 miles NT405760 |
Rusty metal post 7m on white concrete conical base clearly not "White metal framework tower" as described by Admiralty image |
| M005-02 A2874 114-2360 |
Cockenzie Jetty QR, 6m, 1 mile NT393758 |
Three-legged structure with vertical upper member 4m image |
| M005-03 A2878 114-2364 |
Fisherrow E pier Oc/6, 5m, 6 miles NT334731 |
Metal framework tower 3m image |
Leith Tower light: | ||
| M006 A2884 114-2368 |
E breakwater head R Iso /4, 7m, 9 miles NT263783 |
 Red lantern
on white concrete base 4mShown 24 hours alternative large image also showing M006-01 on leftmost dolphin; from near Granton harbour at a distance of 2400 yards Only just a tower! |
| Onastic light: | ||
| M006-01 A2887 114-2374 |
Lead-in Jetty Or Long/6, --, -- NT263782 |
Short metal post 2m on dolphin image
The Admiralty lists this light as red, but it is actually orange, perhaps to help to distinguish it from the nearby M006 |
| Disused tower: | ||
| M007-D A2885·5 114-2372 |
W breakwater head discontinued 2008 (was G Long/6) NT261780 |
 White
lantern on handrail ofwhite octagonal tower on roof of white building supported on concrete piles 6m Stripes on the image are the result of photographing through a "security" fence |
Newhaven Disused tower: | ||
|
M008-D -- |
Newhaven discontinued (in 1930) FW, 16m, 12 miles NT254772 |
 Established
1869White cast-iron tower 15m |
| Onastic light: | ||
| M008-01 - - |
Newhaven beacon Y, ?, ? NT248774 |
Yellow lantern on blue-green framework structure on piles 3m purpose unknown image |
Granton Tower light: | ||
| M009 A2904 114-2380 |
E breakwater head R 1/2, 5m, 6 miles NT240779 |
 White
square brick tower 4m |
| Onastic lights: | ||
| M009-01 A2905 114-0 |
Middle Pier FR, 6m, -- NT238775 |
Metal post No image available |
| M009-02 -- |
Middle Pier second light
discontinued after 1970 FR, 12m, 8 miles) NT238777 |
Large green lantern on white concrete post 11m; external ladder to railed
balcony image |
| NLB's Folly tower: | ||
|
M009-F -- |
Granton Old HQ -- NT234772 |
 Black
lantern on gored circular tower rising from brick building
12mOriginally the headquarters of the Northern Lighthouse Board, and intended for the testing of optical equipment. Now used by a film company |
Hound Point Tanker Berth Onastic lights: | ||
| M009-03 A2918·9 114-0 |
No 2 NE 2FR, 7m, 5 miles NT1580 |
Post on dolphin 4m No image available |
| M009-04 A2918·8 114-0 |
No 2 E 2FR, 7m, 5 miles |
Post on dolphin 4m No image available |
| M009-05 A2918·7 114-0 |
No 2 W 2FR, 7m, 5 miles |
Post on dolphin 4m No image available |
| M009-06 A2918·2 114-0 |
No 1 E FR, 7m, 5 miles |
Dolphin No image available |
| M009-07 A2918·5 114-0 |
No 1 W FR, 7m, 5 miles |
Dolphin No image available |
| M009-08 A2918·6 114-0 |
No 1 SW FR, 7m, 5 miles NY1579 |
Dolphin No image available An aero light stands between Nos 9-06 and 9-07 |
Forth Railway Bridge: plan The Admiralty divides the bridge into North and South cantilevers forming the North and South spans. In fact there are three cantilever towers, each pair connected by a bowstring girder bridge. Michael feels it clearer to remark on N and S spans alone. Lanterns are all mounted on or close to the bowstrings, bolted direct to the girders, without any supporting posts. Because the bridge is so large, it is not easy to photograph the lanterns with much clarity; and because they are apparently all identical, only a few are illustrated, and they must serve as models for all. The bridge is treated as if rooted on the south bank of the Firth. All lights are shown 24 hours. Publication 114 gives a single number 114-2416 to the complete collection of four FW and eight FR lanterns. The Inchgarvie light, although very close to the NW corner of the northerly cantilever base, is not part of the bridge. It is shown as M015-01 in Section B. Girder-mounted lights: | ||
| M009-09 A2925·7 114-2416 |
S span SE FR, 47m, 5 miles NT1378 |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-10 A2925 114-2416 |
S span central E FW, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-11 A2924·2 114-2416 |
S span NE FR, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-12 A2923·7 114-2416 |
N span SE FR, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-13 A2923 114-2416 |
N span central E FW, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-14 A2922·2 114-2416 |
N span NE FR, 47m, 5 miles NT1380 |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-15 A2922 114-2416 |
N span NW FR, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern image |
| M009-16 A2922·7 114-2416 |
N span central W FW, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-17 A2923·2 114-2416 |
N span SW FR, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern No image available |
| M009-18 A2924 114-2416 |
S span NW FR, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern image |
| M009-19 A2924·7 114-2416 |
S span centre W FW, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern image |
| M009-20 A2925·2 114-2416 |
S span SW FR, 47m, 5 miles |
Lantern image |
South Queensferry (properly called just Queensferry) plan Disused tower: | ||
|
M010-D -- |
Hawes Pier root discontinued perhaps 1877 NT136784 |
 Established 1812
(John Rennie).
Hexagonal stone tower 7m with conical top and central flue for ventilation of oil light.
Originally had domed top with ball finial and may have reached 8m.
Discontinued probably in 1877, since this date is believed to apply to the matching light M015 at North Queensferry (Section B). Not shown in Admiralty List of Lights 1930, having been superseded by next item |
| Disused onastic light: | ||
|
M010 -01-D A2925 |
Hawes Pier head discontinued later than 1970 (in 1970: FW, 13ft, 4 miles) NT136786 |
Established
probably 1877. Original structure was square-section,
tapering framework mast about 9m with ladder leading to railed platform surrounding lanternhouse similar to that at
Methil (M019, Section B). Shown in a photograph dated 1897 and reproduced in the Illustrated Atlas of Victorian and Edwardian Britain (Automobile Association 1991) but unfortunately not shown here for copyright reasons -- but see sketch Replaced by present structure in 1927: smaller tapering yellow metal framework mast mounted on square wooden frame, about 6m overall image In 1970 the Admiralty used the reference A2925 for this light and A2922 for all the lights on the railway bridge (see M009-09, -10 and -20). Since it is discontinued it is of course no longer listed by the Admiralty under any number |
Forth Road Bridge: plan Lanterns on the bases are mounted on short posts close to the feet of the towers. It rather looks as if they can only be reached by boat! Lanterns on the spans are mounted on very short posts fixed to the bottom chord of the span, surrounded by a guard railing, and reached by metal stairways leading down from the external walkway. Their positions are marked by day by short orange bands on the span. Like the railway bridge, the road bridge is so large that it is not easy to photograph the lanterns with much clarity; and because they apparently fall into only two classes, those on the tower bases and those mid-span, only a few are illustrated, and they must serve as models for all. The bridge is treated as if rooted on the south bank of the Firth. Publ. 114 ignores the bridge altogether. Onastic lights: | ||
| M010-02 A2932 - |
S tower base E R Iso/4, 7m, 6 miles NT1279 |
Short metal post image Aero lights above |
| M010-03 A2930 - |
Main span S part E QR, 49m, 6 miles |
Underside of span No image available |
| M010-04 A2929 - |
Main span centre E Iso/4, 50m, 8 miles |
Short (perhaps 1m) metal post on lower chord image |
| M010-05 A2928 - |
Main span N part E QG, 49m, 6 miles |
Short (perhaps 1m) metal post on lower chord image |
| M010-06 A2926 - |
N tower base E G Iso/4, 7m, 6 miles |
Short metal post images Aero lights above |
| M010-07 A2926·2 - |
N tower base W G Iso/4, 7m, 6 miles NT1280 |
Short metal post image Aero lights above |
| M010-08 A2928·2 - |
Main span N part W QG, 49m, 6 miles |
No image available |
| M010-09 A2929·2 - |
Main span centre W Iso/4, 50m, 8 miles |
No image available |
| M010-10 A2930·2 - |
Main span S part W QR, 49m, 6 miles |
No image available |
| M010-11 A2932·2 - |
S tower base W R Iso/4, 7m, 6 miles |
Short metal post image Aero lights above |
Reference M011 no longer used Port Edgar plan Tower light: | ||
| M012 A2934 114-2420 |
W breakwater R 1/4, 4m, 8 miles NT119792 |
 Short metal
post on white blockhouse 3m |
Bo'ness Onastic lights: | ||
| M012-01 A2954 114-2466 |
Carriden Outfall Y 1/5, --, 3 miles NT027822 |
Yellow pile 2m image (about half a mile) |
| M012-02 A2955 114-0 |
E pier 2FR, 11m, 3 miles NS999820 |
Metal post image |
| M012-03 A2955·1 114-0 |
W pier 2FG, 11m, 3 miles NS998820 |
Metal post image |
| M012-04 A2958 114-0 |
Bo'ness Outfall Y 1/5, 3m, 2 miles NS983837 |
Yellow pile framework 8m image |
Grangemouth Onastic lights: | ||
| M012-05 A2960 114-2472 |
No 1 R 3/20, 4m, 6 miles NS9883 |
Pile No image available |
| M012-06 A2962 114-2480 |
No 3 R 1/5, 4m, 6 miles NS9683 |
Pile No image available |
| M012-07 A2964 114-2488 |
No 5 R 1/2, 4m, 5 miles NS9683 |
Pile No image available |
| M012-08 A2970 114-0 |
Outer gates E FR NS952838 |
Mast Traffic signal No image available |
| M012-09 A2970·6 114-0 |
Inner gates E FR NS950837 |
Mast Traffic signal No image available |
| M012-10 A2970·8 114-0 |
Inner gates W FG NS959837 |
Mast Traffic signal No image available |
| M012-11 A2970·4 114-0 |
Outer gates W FR NS952838 |
Mast Traffic signal No image available |
| M012-12 A2979 114-0 |
River Carron QG, 7m, 3 miles NS945840 |
Stone cairn 7m No image available |