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and Ireland lighthouse authorities issued a consultation regarding a review of lighthouses, and it was decided that the Barns Ness Lighthouse was no longer needed. It was deactivated in October 2005. It was put up for sale in 2006.
363:(used if the generator failed). It remained semi-automated, requiring only a single keeper, until 1986, when it was completely automated. The power of the sealed beam light system was up to 1,300,000 604: 79: 418: 94: 306: 579: 594: 73: 559: 470: 599: 528: 423: 305:, between 1899 and 1901. Taking approximately 2½ years to construct, it was constructed from stone quarried from 497: 87: 298: 146: 329:
above the door to the lighthouse is dated 1901. Within the compound of the lighthouse there was also a
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Dunbar
East Lothian
Scotland
OS grid
NT7231777236
Coordinates
55°59.2′N 2°26.6′W / 55.9867°N 2.4433°W / 55.9867; -2.4433
David Alan Stevenson
Charles Alexander Stevenson
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Characteristic
Isophase
Dunbar
David A. Stevenson
Charles Alexander Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Craigree
Cramond
Barnton
harling
quoins
lintel
sundial
Second World War
machine-gunned
lighthouse

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