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Eilean Ban
Šířka/Délka: 57.27771° /
-5.742427°
Description : Designed by David 1815-81 and Thomas 1818-87 Stevenson, was built in 1857. Thomas Stevenson was the father of the author Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-94. When first built the light itself was fuelled by sperm whale oil, and displayed a central white beam flanked by a red and a green beam. In 1960 the light was changed to Acetylene gas, the station automated and the lighthouse was reclassified as a minor light.
Typ:
Lighthouse
Number of Flashes:
1
Light Color:
Red-Green Sectors / RG
Location / Area / Island:
Scotland, Highlands
Operational:
Yes
Inactive since Year
1993
Shape & Material
Cylinder / Stone
Color of Structure
White with Ochre Trim
Nearby Vessels
Jméno lodě | Vzdálenost | Bearing |
---|---|---|
ROTSUND | 0.4 | 239 |
RONJA COMMANDER | 0.93 | 84 |
LOCHLANNACH | 1 | 84 |
MOWI TUATH | 1 | 84 |
MULTI OCEAN | 1 | 84 |
SD MARS | 1.11 | 84 |
SD RAASAY | 1.11 | 85 |
SD WARDEN | 1.11 | 85 |
SD MOORHEN | 1.12 | 85 |
SD KYLE OF LOCHALSH | 1.12 | 85 |
GLENACHULISH | 3.95 | 136 |
TARIFA | 4.9 | 41 |
FREEDOM OF LORNE | 4.95 | 42 |
TIMEOUT | 5.09 | 40 |
HAVILAH | 5.09 | 10 |
TS OCEAN SPIRIT | 5.14 | 40 |
GLEN SHIEL | 5.35 | 40 |
REMEMBRANCE | 5.6 | 252 |
STRAAD | 6.76 | 195 |
OCEAN GREATWHITE | 7.31 | 26 |