Corran Point Lighthouse

56°43′15″N 5°14′32″W / 56.720852°N 5.242272°W / 56.720852; -5.242272TowerConstructed1860Built byThomas Smith, Robert Stevenson Constructionmasonry towerAutomated1898 (the first to be automated)Height13 metres (43 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, black lantern, ochre trimPower sourcemains electricity OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board^[2]Heritagecategory C listed building LightFocal height12 metres (39 ft)Rangewhite: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) ^[1]CharacteristicIso WRG 4s.

Corran Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Corran Point on the west side of the Narrows of Loch Linnhe, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was built in 1860 as a project by Thomas Stevenson and David Stevenson; it is a masonry tower with gallery, lantern and keeper's house which has become private property. The lighthouse emits an isophase light white, red or green according to the directions and was the first lighthouse to be automated in 1898.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

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Scotland
(except principal
island groups)The HebridesOrkneyShetlandIsle of Man