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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 28

East Coast Lights

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East Coast Lights.

Sunderland, N. and S. Pier Heads. (2.) Fixed, visible 14 miles. N. Pier Light, all night; S. Pier Light, half flood to quarter ebb. If the wind is Westerly, the S. Pier Light is put out at High Water. A Fixed Red Light is shown 18 feet lower in the N. lower. The Green Light, a signal denoting danger in the Harbour, will be exhibited from the new Lighthouse, seen over an are of 144 deg. When no Tide Light is shown no Vessel should attempt entering the Harbour, as it is attended with great danger. The Red Light is visible 6 miles, and S. Pier 14 miles.

Souter Point. Revolving Bright flash every half-minute. On same tower a Fixed Light, showing White from S. 11 deg. E.; toward southward to S. 4 deg. W., and showing Red to S. 20 deg W. Fog horn in foggy weather.

Tynemouth, Castle Yard. Revolves every minute; Red flash.

Tyne, or Shields. Two Fixed Bright Lights, bearing in one W. ½ N., now shown all night.

Tynemouth, middle of North Pier. Fixed Red Light. This Light and Tyne-mouth Light in one clears the Stoner outside South Pier.

Tyne, North Pier. Green, White, and Red Light (vertical), on North Pier Works.

Coquet, S.W. part of Island. Fixed, visible 14 miles. Brilliant when seen from the Eastward between S. by W. ½ W. and N. by E. ½ E. A dim light is seen round the remainder of the circle. When seen in the direction of Hauxley Point Buoy it appears Red; and, to avoid the Boulmer Rocks, a Red Light is shown in that direction.—When Tynemouth Light is discontinued, the portion of the Coquet Light which is shaded red to cover the shoal off Hauxley Point, will show bright as far round to the Westward as S. by W. ½ W., and that a second Light will be placed in the lower part of the Tower, showing bright on a bearing from the lighthouse of S.S.E. (being two cables outside the Hauxley Point Buoy, which will be coloured red) to S. ½ E., from which bearing it will show red in to the land to guard the Bondicar Bush Shoal.

Warkworth, N. end of S. Pier. Fixed Red Light, while 10 feet on the Bar, visible 1 mile.

Farn, (2) Highest near S.W. Point of Island; Lowest near its N.W. Point, bearing N. by W. ½ W., and S. by E. ½ E. 187 yards. Highest Revolving every half-minute, Lowest Fixed. High Light open rather less than its own height E. of Low Light, leads between Megstone and Oxscar. These Lights and Megstone in one lead between Ploughseat and Golbstone; visible 15 and 12 miles.

Berwick Pier Head. Two Vertical Fixed Lights in same Tower. Lowest while 10 feet on the Bar; the High Light White, Low one Red. Visible 11 and 8 miles.

Lonostone, on the Rock. Revolves every half-minute, visible 14 miles. The High Inner Light in a lino with the Long-stone, bearing S. W. by W. ¾ W., leads over the Knavestone, which is half a mile outside the Longstone Light.

Eyemouth, Corner of a House. Fixed Red Light.

St Abbs', on the Head. One Bright Flashing Light, on a White Tower, 28 feet high. Fashing every 10 seconds.

Dunbar, Old Harbour and Victoria Harbour. Fixed, lighted from July to October.

Firth of Forth, Isle of May, on the summit of the Isle, N. E. side. Two Fixed Lights, visible 21 and 15 miles; bears N.N.E. ¼ E., S.S.W. ¼ W., 250 yards. When in one they lead about half a mile to the E. of the North Carr Rock. The Lights must on no account be opened to the W.

Bell Rock, a sunk Reef. Revolving Flash every minute, visible 15 miles. White and Red alternately. The base of the Lighthouse is 10 feet below high water. In fog, a Bell is sounded every half-minute.

St Andrew's Pier Head. Fixed Light, visible 6 miles. Ditto Turret in Cathedral wall. Fixed Light, visible 5 miles.

Buddonness, on the Ness; (2) bearing N.N.W. ? W. and S.S.E. ? E. 401 yards. Fixed Lights, visible 10 and 8 miles. When entering the Tay, in consequence of the Abertay Sand having extended S.E., the High Light is to be kept open to Northward of the Low Light, bearing N.W. ¾ N., until Port-on-Craig Lights are in line, bearing N.W. by W. ¾ W.

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Dundee Harbour, Middle and Eastern Piers (2), bearing N. W. ¾ W. and S. E. ¾ E. 130 yards. Fixed Red Lights, visible 7 miles. In one they lead clear to the South westward of the Beacon Rock.

Arbroath, on Northern Pier. Fixed Red Light, visible 8 miles, when vessels are about to enter. An Occasional Bright Flash is a warning to keep off.

Montrose, N. side of the entrance (2), bearing N.W. by W. ½ W. and S.E by E. ½ E. 303 yards. Fixed Red Lights, visible 10 and 11 miles. When in one they lead into the river and clear the Annat Bank.

Girdleness, on the Ness; (2) vertical, in same Tower. Fixed, visible 20 and 16 miles. Seen from N.N.E. to S.S.W. ½ W. by Eastward. Fog Steam Whistle sounded at intervals of one minute, the sound to continue about ten seconds each time, and be repeated day and night while the fog lasts.

Aberdeen, on the North Pier Head. Fixed, and visible 8 miles, from half flood till high water.

Aberdeen, half a mile up the Harbour, on South Shore (2), bearing W. ¾ S. and E. ¾ N. 220 yards. Fixed, and visible 3 miles. These Lights are Red when entrance is safe, but Green when Ships cannot enter. When in one W. ¾ S. lead into river's mouth and harbour.

Buchanness. or Boddom Point, on the Ness. Flashes every 5 seconds, visible 16 miles, from N. by E. to S.W. by W. by the Eastward.

Peterhead, S. Harbour, elbow of W. Pier. Fixed, visible 10 miles, from S. ¾ E. round Southerly to S.W. by W. ½ W.

Peterhead, N. Harbour, West Pier. Fixed Red Light, visible 10 miles from N.E. ¼ N. to E. ½ N.

Fraserburgh, Pier Head and Middle Pier (2), bearing S.E. by E. and N.W. by W. 76 yards. Fixed, and visible five miles, except in moonlight, from July to April, and in dark nights in winter. Red Lights.

Kinnaird Head, on the Head. Fixed, visible 15 miles. The Light is Red to Westward of N.W. by W. ½ N. over Rattray Briggs, as far as the land.

Wick, or Pulteneytown, North Pier Head. Fixed Red Light, visible eight miles. When it is unsafe to enter the Harbour three Black Balls are shown on the look-out tower, at the south head, by day, and a Green Light by night.

Noss Head, on the Head. Revolves every half-minute: Bright to Seaward, and Red towards Sinclair Bay. Visible from W.N.W. to S.W. ¼ W. by the Eastward, 20 miles.

Pentland Skerries, on the Island. Two Fixed Lights, bearing N.N.E. and S.S.W. 33 yards, and visible 18 and 16 miles.

Orkney Islands.

Auskerry, Stroneay Firth. Fixed White Light, on south end of the island, visible 16 miles.

Cantick, on the Head. Hoy Island. Revolves every minute, and visible 16 miles.

Hoy Sound. The High Light stands on the N.E. point of Græmsay Island, and the Low Light on the N.W. point, and bearing S.E. ½ E. and N.W. ½ W. 2237 yards. Two Fixed Lights, visible 10 and 7 miles. The High Light is Red when seen from Seaward, but White when between S.S.E. ¼ E. and W.S.W.; it also lights a small are towards Cava in Scapa Flow, between N. ½ W. and N.N. W. ½ W. The Low Light is White, and is visible between E. ½ S. and W. ½ N. round by N. When the Lights are in one they lead between the Rocks of Bow and Kirk; when within half a mile of the shore on this line the High Light disappears below the lore-ground, then haul towards the Sromness shore when the Red Light will re-appear.

Kirkwall Pier Head. Fixed, and visible 9 miles. All night from August to April.

Start Point, Sanday. Fixed Red, and visible 15 miles.

North Ronaldshay. Flashes every 10 seconds, visible 18 miles.

Shetland Islands.

Sumburgh Head. S.W. point of the Shetlands. Fixed, visible 21 miles, from N.E. by E. ¼ E. to N.W. by N. ¼ N. by the S.

Bressay. East side of entrance to Lerwick. Revolves every minute. Red and White alternately. Visible fifteen miles.

Whalsey Skerries. Revolves every minute, visible 18 miles.

North Unst, Muckle Flugga. Fixed, visible 21 miles. Red Light, S.S.E. ½ E. and S.E. by E. ¼ E. In rounding the Scaw of Unst, keep the Bright Light in sight.