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Fraserburgh, Kinnaird Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse (18th Century), Museum (20th Century), Tower House (medieval)
Fraserburgh, Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
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Kinnaird Head Lighthouse stands at Fraserburgh, a medieval tower house later converted into an 18th-century lighthouse before becoming a 20th-century museum. The sea may have tested every joint and stone, yet the tower still marks the coast. Its rooms may have held lamps, logs or lives, but the stone remembers only that it resisted the water and stood firm.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fraserburgh, Kinnaird Head Lighthouse as Lighthouse (18th Century), Museum (20th Century), Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Fraserburgh, Kinnaird Head Lighthouse was built in the 18th century, with a medieval tower house existing on the site earlier. It is important as a historic lighthouse and as a site linked to maritime safety along Scotland's northeast coast.

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Photo: Bill Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0