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While I waited for the next tour, I looked at the displays in the museum — a wonderful collection of lighthouse lenses and equipment and the story of the Stevenson lighthouse engineers.
The Stevenson family saved countless thousands of lives off the coast of Scotland with their network of hundreds of lighthouses — and their designs made life safer for sailors around the globe.
With an incredible coastline and over 900 islands, it's no surprise that Scotland has its fair share of lighthouses. Striking structures built to weather any storm as well as the attentions of the ...
One of the most charming and unique attractions in Scotland is the world's smallest working lighthouse that sits in the scenic coastal village of North Queensferry.
The author’s grandfather, Robert Stevenson, invented intermittent flashing lights, and his descendants designed most of Scotland’s lighthouses.
Stevenson's 120ft Bell Rock tower remains in use, the oldest sea-swept lighthouse in the British Isles, warning of the semi-submerged menace of the Inchcape, or Bell Rock, to shipping entering the ...
The 23ft Harbour Light Tower was once powered by whale oil and is now the world's smallest working lighthouse left. Its beam still reaches up to three miles and is now powered by vegetable oil ...
Scotland’s only five-star floating hotel is inviting guests aboard this April for an indulgent Easter celebration like no other. Permanently moored in Edinburgh’s historic Port of Leith ...
Meet the man who runs the world's smallest working 'lighthouse' - which can shine for three miles and is powered by vegetable oil.