Tiumpan Head Lighthouse. The lighthouse and building were designed by David and Charles Stevenson and built by John Aitken.
Tiumpan Head Lighthouse in the village of Portvoller in Point, Isle of Lewis was approved in May 1879. The lighthouse and building were designed by David and Charles Stevenson and built by John Aitken, at an estimated cost of £9000. William Frew was appointed as inspector of works. Chance Brothers made the optics and Dove and Co. the revolving machine. The light was first exhibited on 1 December 1900. Six light keepers were attached to the station, three light keepers and their families at the station, with a local assistant and two occasional light keepers coming in from Portnaguran village nearby. In 1984, the fog signal was discontinued and the foghorn building was demolished. The lighthouse was automated in 1985 and is monitored from Edinburgh. The former keepers' accommodation is no longer needed and is now home to kennels and a cattery.
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Location: Tiumpan Head Lighthouse,Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Photo credit: © john briscoe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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