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Point of Ayre lighthouse : ウィキペディア英語版 | Point of Ayre lighthouse
The Point of Ayre lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse on the Isle of Man. It was designed and built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of prolific writer and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, and was first lit in 1818. The light has a nominal range of around at an elevation of . Painted with two distinctive red bands, the light can be seen clearly from across the water in south-west Scotland. Owing to the continuous accumulation of shingle and gravel deposited by the strong currents, a smaller light commonly referred to as a 'winkie' had to be built to the seaward side of the main tower in 1899. This was then repositioned a further in the same direction and for the same reasons in 1950. The 'winkie' light was discontinued on 7 April 2010 The lighthouse buildings and land have been in private ownership since 1993 when the light was fully automated. The light continues to be maintained by the Northern Lighthouse Board based in Edinburgh. In August, 2005, the fog signal at the lighthouse was de-commissioned owing to the assumed reliance and availability of GPS and modern shipping guidance systems. ==Gallery==
Image:Point-of-ayre-small-lighthouse.jpg|Second light at the Point of Ayre
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