Skerryvore
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1913
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Date of lighthouse construction
1844
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Country
United Kingdom
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
3rd order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Fixed
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Active/Inactive
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Describe the character of light
FI.W 10s (white flash every 10 s.)
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
Gray granite tower. 42 m (138 ft) tapered round granite tower with lantern and gallery, incorporating keeper's quarters. Tower unpainted light gray stone, lantern painted black.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
Engineer: Alan Stevenson.
Reactivated (out of service 1954-1959). Lighthouse Accommodations also has a page for the lighthouse https://lighthouseaccommodation.co.uk/directory/skerryvore-lighthouse/
This elegant lighthouse and the 1811 Bell Rock Light in the North Sea are Scotland's most famous waveswept lighthouses. The base of the tower is 13 m (42 ft) in diameter with walls 3 m (9.5 ft) thick. The light marks a group of exceptionally dangerous rocks that imperil all ships approaching the west coast ports of Scotland and England around the north of Ireland. The lighthouse was badly damaged by fire on the night of 16 March 1954; after a lengthy period of restoration it was returned to service in 1959. The original signal tower in Hynish (next entry) contains the Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum. Located about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the Isle of Tiree. Accessible mainly by helicopter; landing from a boat is dangerous. Site open, tower closed.
About Chance's lens: Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years): "Skerryvore (Inactive) or Scarinish (Active) ?? Chance list says "Skerinoe"".
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Current management body/ ports authority
Northern Lighthouse Board.
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Hebridean Trust
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
56,32264 -7,113917
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
https://www.nlb.org.uk/lighthouses/skerryvore/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skerryvore https://lighthouseaccommodation.co.uk/directory/skerryvore-lighthouse/ https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/sctw.htm https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/lights/1000004781/_:54c94c98a09dd9fc1be73b78dc792f6b
3D model with the lens https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/skerryvore-lighthouse-simple-model-1160709#
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Other details
ARLHS SCO-215; Admiralty A4096; NGA 3996.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years)
Where?
