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Granton
Latitude/Longitude: 55.98193 /
-3.229069
Description : The lighthouse tower was never an operational lighthouse rather, it was used to test lamps and equipment. In 1869, the engineer John Richardson Wigham was invited to demonstrate an experimental gas lighting technique at the depot
Type:
Lighthouse
Number of Flashes:
1
Location / Area / Island:
Bergwind South Eastern Scotland
Operational:
Yes
Inactive since Year
1985
Shape & Material
Square / Red brick
Color of Structure
Red brick with yellow brick angle dressings
Nearby Vessels
Vessel name | Distance | Bearing |
---|---|---|
FORTH LEOPARD | 0.31 | 48 |
FORTH PUMA | 0.31 | 48 |
ELENORA | 1.56 | 91 |
GER SUBMARINE | 1.61 | 92 |
QUEENSFERRY | 1.75 | 80 |
FORTH PANTHER | 1.77 | 80 |
BALMERINO | 1.82 | 85 |
GRANUAILE | 1.85 | 84 |
HORIZON GEODISCOVERY | 1.85 | 88 |
INCHCOLM | 1.87 | 85 |
BOKA DA VINCI | 1.88 | 90 |
OCEAN GEOGRAPH | 1.94 | 91 |
VOS HERA | 2.11 | 89 |
VOS GLAMOUR | 2.14 | 91 |
SEAL CARR | 2.17 | 90 |
VOS GORGEOUS | 2.18 | 91 |
CORRINGHAM | 4 | 320 |
ST DAVID | 4.17 | 321 |
ANTWERPEN | 4.23 | 319 |
CT BARNSTON | 4.51 | 359 |