5320 x 3547 px | 45 x 30 cm | 17,7 x 11,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
12 luglio 2013
Ubicazione:
Isle of May, Scotland, UK
Altre informazioni:
The Main lighthouse on the Isle of May, Scotland, built by Robert Stevenson in 1816. Close by can be seen the remains of the original coal-fired beacon, constructed in 1635 and the first permanently manned beacon in Scotland, requiring three men to operate it. Another smaller lighthouse, the Low Light, was constructed a few hundred yards from the main light in 1843 to provide (with the main lighthouse) a pair of lights which could be aligned to help ships avoid the North Carr Rock 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the north of the island. The Main lighthouse is still operational, but was automated in 1989 and is now unmanned.
