Killantringan Lighthouse
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Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into operation in 1900, and served as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea. The name Killantringan is derived from {{lang|ga|Cill shaint Ringain}}, 'St Ringan's chapel'; Ringan is a mediaeval variation of Ninian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1204208|title=Geograph:: Broadsea Bay (C) David Baird|website=www.geograph.org.uk|accessdate=12 August 2019}} The lighthouse is protected as a category B listed building.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB16758|desc=KILLANTRINGAN LIGHTHOUSE|cat=B|access-date=10 January 2019}}
History
Sanction for the Northern Lighthouse Board to build the lighthouse was granted in 1897. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson. The engineer's report specified a powerful fog signal was also required at the site. The lighthouse entered service on 1 October 1900. The light gave a flashing signal of two flashes in quick succession every {{frac|1|2}} minute. When used, the fog signal was 3 blasts: low, low, high in quick succession every {{frac|1|1|2}} minutes.{{cite web |url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Killantringan/ |title=Killantringan |publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board |access-date=10 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318113034/http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Killantringan/ |archive-date=18 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}
The light was automated in 1988, with the fog signal having been discontinued the previous year. Following a comprehensive review of services by the UK's three General Lighthouse Authorities in 2005, it was decided that Killantringan was surplus to requirements – serving primarily as a waypoint. The Lighthouse has been fully decommissioned, and along with the Lightkeepers House, is in private ownership
See also
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110918111259/http://www.killantringanlighthouse.co.uk/ Killantringan Lighthouse]
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1900
Category:Lighthouses in Scotland
Category:Category B listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway