Corsewall Lighthouse

Corsewall Lighthouse and Hotel
Location	Corsewall Point, Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcolm, United Kingdom
OS grid	NW9807572614
Coordinates	55°00′25″N 5°09′33″W / 55.007°N 5.15917°W / 55.007; -5.15917
Tower
Constructed	1816
Built by	Robert Stevenson
Construction	masonry (tower)
Automated	1994
Height	34 m (112 ft)
Shape	cylinder
Markings	white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim)
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
Heritage	category A listed building
Light
First lit	1817
Focal height	34 m (112 ft)
Range	22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(5) W 30s

Corsewall Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm near Stranraer in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the North Channel of the Irish Sea. The definition of the name Corsewall is the place or well of the Cross.

History

In 1814, a Kirkman Finley applied to the Trade of Clyde for a lighthouse on Corsill Point. Robert Stevenson, inspected in December of that year and soon the 30 ft tower and house were in the first stages of construction.

Corsewall Lighthouse was exhibited in 1817 but that year, the Principal Keeper at Corsewall was reported for incompetence after falling asleep on duty as the revolving apparatus of the light had stopped for a certain period. They suspended him and he was to never chiefly monitor a lighthouse again and was demoted as an assistant at Bell Rock.^[1]

In November 1970, Concorde reportedly flew over the lighthouse on a trial flight and shattered panes of glass on the lighthouse. Later flights did not affect it.

Although the light is still operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board, since automation in 1994 the rest of Corsewall Lighthouse has been converted into the Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel.^[2][3][4]