Angus HER - NO53SW0055 - LOW LIGHTHOUSE, BUDDON NESS

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NameLOW LIGHTHOUSE, BUDDON NESS
NRHE Card No.NO53SW55
NRHE Numlink 113888
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 4635
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Former lighthouse and related buildings. The Low Lighthouse and Keeper's houses on Buddon Ness were built in 1865-6 by the Stevenson Engineers. The lighthouse is a circular building, similar to the High Lighthouse to the North-West (NO53SW0021), but shorter, at 61 feet (18.6 metres) high. It is constructed of pale yellow brick in English Garden Wall bond, and was once painted white. It is now disused. Because the entrance channel of the River Tay was altering with the slow movement of sandbanks, the tower on Buddon Ness was moved bodily 160 feet (48.7m) to the North in 1884 so as to form a pair of leading marks on the new alignment with the High Light. The Keepers' Houses were left in their original location, they are now unroofed and in dangerous condition and have been fenced off. The standing remains are a small part of a larger building, visible on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps, and are still visible from aerial photography. It was recorded during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009. It currently sits within a landscape used for military training (NO53SW0056)
Last Update12/08/2016
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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1977 Field Survey
2005 Field Observation
2009 Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1977  J R HumeRCM  
22009 Survey  SCAPE HS 

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
HOUSESLIGHT-KEEPERSREMAINS OFB100
LIGHTHOUSESCIRCULARDISUSEDA100