 Kinnaird Head current lighthouse (left) and the historical (right) | |
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| Location | Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 57°42′N2°00′W / 57.7°N 2°W |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 25 m (82 ft)  |
| Kinnaird Head Lighthouse | |
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| Constructed | 1787 |
| Designed by | Thomas Smith |
| Construction | stone |
| Height | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from a castle [1] [2] |
| Markings | white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board (1787–1991), Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (1991–) |
| Heritage | category A listed building |
| Fog signal | siren: discontinued |
| Deactivated | 1991 |
| Lens | hyperradiant Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 980 candela |
| Characteristic | W Fl 15s |
| New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse | |
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| Constructed | 1991 |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| First lit | 1991 |
| Focal height | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Intensity | 690,000 candela |
| Range | 22 nmi (41 km;25 mi) |
| Characteristic |   |
There are two lighthouses located on Kinnaird Head,in Fraserburgh,Scotland:an historical one built in a converted castle;and its modern replacement,built in 1991.
Contents
The original lighthouse now forms part of the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses. The museum collection includes technical equipment relating to lighthouse illumination,navigation,and way making,as well as personal effects and small items that belonged to individual lightkeepers,including uniforms and hand-made model ships. [3] Archival documents and photography from the operation of the lighthouse by the Northern Lighthouse Board are also part of the museum collection. The entire collection was recognised as nationally significant by the Scottish Government in June 2007. [4]
