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Moin,

hier aus einem andren Blickwinkel. Man könnte meinen, der Leuchtturm steht mitten in der Einsamkeit. Aber die Gegend ist doch recht gut besiedelt.

Gruß, Benno

Moin zusammen,
Tiumpan Lighthouse, Isle of Lewis, Schottland dort wo wir über Jahre hinweg von Mai bis Dezember Hering geräubert haben.
gruss holger

The idea for the Tiumpan Head Lighthouse, was long promoted, but refused for many years by the Board of Trade. After a recommendation by the Western Highlands and Islands Commission to additionally keep a watch on illegal trawlers, it 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.
Queen Elizabeth, with Prince Charles and Princess Anne visited the lighthouse in 1956 when the seven year old heir to the throne sounded the first blast on a new fog siren.
Six lightkeepers were attached to the station, three lightkeepers and their families at the station, with a local assistant and two occasional lightkeepers coming in from Portnaguran.
The lamp was operated from the mains electricity and was a 250 watt mercury vapour type. In case of emergency, such as power cuts, which occur frequently during the winter, there was a 'scheme R' battery operated light, and in the event of prolonged power failures the paraffin vapour lamp equipment was retained in readiness. The apparatus for driving the lens was a hand wound, weight operated, clock work machine which had to be wound up every 35 minutes.
The fog signal was operated by compressed air supplied from a compressor, which was driven by Kelvin Diesel Engine. There were three Kelvin engines and compressors, and when the fog signal was in operation, two of them were in service to maintain the required air pressure with one standby, in rotation.
The lighthouse was automated in 1985 and is monitored from Edinburgh.

Moin zusammen,
wo mag dieser Leuchtturm wohl stehen. Das Foto hat kleine Fehler aber man sollte den Ort ja benennen.
gruss holger

moin holger,moin zusammen,

....tippe eher auf ?????gebe zu bedenken die norwegische flagge sieht aus ,als hätte sie castlestone
nach erfolgreichem landgang gehißt.

Moin Jonny,
leider nicht, die norwegische Flagge wurde von mir angebracht. Zu dem Leuchtturm gehört eine Wetterstadion die immer von einem Marineangehörigen mit Familie für ein Jahr besetzt ist. Für Touristen gibt es ein kleines Postamt in dem die Frau des Inselpostens für die eigene Haushaltskasse Reiseandenken verkauft und die Postkarten der Touris in alle Welt schickt damit man zuhause prahlen kann.
gruss holger

Moin Alfred,
Castlestone hat dort keinen Fuß an Land gesetzt. Kein Bacardi und auch keine Frauen . Sein bevorzugter Platz wäre ca. 7600 km entfernt gewesen (010° 59' 00'' Nord / 074° 48' 00'' West)
gruss holger