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Cape Wrath Lighthouse : ウィキペディア英語版 | Cape Wrath Lighthouse
Cape Wrath Lighthouse at Cape Wrath was built in 1828 by Robert Stevenson and was manned until 1998, when it was converted to automatic operation by the Northern Lighthouse Board.〔(Cape Wrath ), Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 2013-02-05.〕〔Carter.M (2011) (My travels: Mike Carter in Cape Wrath, Scotland ), ''The Guardian'', 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2013-02-05.〕 It is located at the most North-Westerly point on the British mainland, in the traditional county of Sutherland within Highland Region. Durness is the closest village, to the south-east with Inverness around to the south. Overlooking the Cape are the ruins of the Lloyd's signal station, which was used to monitor shipping and was built in the 19th century.〔(Cape Wrath, Dunan Mor, Signalling Station ), Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-05.〕〔(Outline development plan for Cape Wrath ), Highlands and Islands social enterprise zone, August 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-18.〕 The light, which is above sea level, is visible for .〔 ==History== The lighthouse was built in 1828. Due to its height the light was often obscured by low cloud or fog and in the early 20th century plans were drawn up to build an additional low light. This involved the construction of tunnels into the headland, bridges and building on the very tip of the rocks below the headland. Plans were drawn up by David Alan Stevenson, Robert's grandson and work began in 1913 but was suspended at the start of World War I and never restarted.〔 The light was originally a paraffin lamp with red and white reflectors. This was replaced by mercury vapour lamps in 1978 and in 1980 an electrical temporary power beam was installed with a gear less pedestal and array system later in the same year. The fog-horn at the site was discontinued in 2001.〔
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