Пояс Несс Маяк
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| Расположение | Балнагаск , Абердин , Шотландия |
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| Сетка | NJ9715905348 |
| Координаты | 57 ° 08′20 ″ с.ш. 02 ° 02′56 ″ ш / 57,13889 ° с.ш. 2,04889 ° С |
| Башня | |
| Сконструировано | 1833 [ 1 ] |
| Спроектирован | Роберт Стивенсон  |
| Автоматизированный | 1991 [ 1 ] |
| Высота | 37 метров (121 фут) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower[2] |
| Markings | white round tower, black lantern[1] |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
| Heritage | category A listed building |
| Racon | G |
| Light | |
| First lit | 15 October 1833 |
| Focal height | 56 m (184 ft)[1] |
| Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 20s.[1] |
Маяк по поясу (или маяк -салона) расположен рядом с батареей Торри на полуострове по поясу, к югу от входа в гавань Абердина в Шотландии. Это активный свет, управляемый Советом Северного маяка . [ 1 ]
Описание
[ редактировать ]Башня представляет собой сужающий цилиндр, окрашенный в белый цвет, с часовой комнатой примерно на треть пути вверх. Фонарь черный и есть галерея. Башня имеет высоту 37 метров (121 фут), и к фонарю есть 182 шага, которые производят две белые вспышки каждые 20 секунд. Прилегающий находится одноэтажное жилье хранителей (которое было продано) и вспомогательные здания. DGPS предоставляется через две радиошачи. The light was automated in 1991 and is continuously monitored on-line from the Northern Lighthouse Board headquarters in Edinburgh . Там нет общественного доступа к маяку. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A racon was installed after 1968.[ 3 ] Это категории A. здание [ 4 ]
История
[ редактировать ]В 1813 году китобойный Оскар был взорван на берег в бурю в залив Грейхоп , у входа в гавань Абердин . Несмотря на попытки спасения, были спасены только два мужчины из сорока четырех на борту. Бедствие не имела ничего общего с отсутствием света - команда была пьяна и неспособна - но были сильные призывы к маяку, чтобы построить на мысе над заливом, и это было достигнуто двадцать лет спустя. [ 5 ]
For the construction, the engineer was Robert Stevenson and the principal contractor was James Gibb. The construction was completed in 1833 and the light was first lit on 15 October– Alexander Slight became the resident inspector and Alan Stevenson the resident engineer. Originally sperm oil was used in eighteen Argand burners giving a fixed light at the focus of a 21 inches (530 mm) diameter silvered-copper parabolic reflector. In 1847 a dioptric light was installed and the previous lantern was transferred to Inchkeith Lighthouse. In 1870 paraffin was used experimentally. In 1890 the light was replaced by a single 200,000 candlepower revolving light. Until that time there had been a second level of thirteen lights with a similar reflector at the height of the watch room so as to display white lights at two levels.[3][6][7] As a member of a Royal Commission the Astronomer Royal, George Airy, visited in 1860. He said it was "the best lighthouse that I have seen".[5][8]
Foghorn
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Until 1987 the associated foghorn was operated when visibility was less than 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi). It was nicknamed the "Torry Coo" (alluding to the "Turra Coo") because it sounded like a coo – one that could be heard twenty miles away. Although it is no longer used, the siren has been preserved.[1][3][5]
See also
[edit]- HMS Girdle Ness, Royal Navy missile trials ship, used for development of the Seaslug missile.
References
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Northern Lighthouse Board - Girdle Ness". www.nlb.org.uk. Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Scotland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "Aberdeen, Greyhope Road, Girdleness Lighthouse and Keepers' Cottages (19995)". Canmore.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Girdleness Lighthouse, Greyhope Road, Including Fog Signal at South Side at Nj 9724 0530 (LB20078)". Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Gillon, Jack (2018). "44". Aberdeen in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing. pp. 84–86. ISBN 978-1-4456-7616-6.
- ^ Spencer, Michael (2009). "Section D: Arbroath to Fraserburgh (17 towers and 47 other structures)". Michael’s Comprehensive List of Scottish Lights. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Keith, Alexander (1972). A thousand years of Aberdeen;. Aberdeen University Press. p. 325. ISBN 0-900015-29-2.
- ^ "Girdle Ness Lighthouse from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, and Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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