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Corsewall Lighthouse
Corsewall Lighthouse and Hotel
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LocationCorsewall Point, Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcolm, United Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
OS gridNW9807572614
Coordinates55°00′25″N 5°09′33″W / 55.007°N 5.15917°W / 55.007; -5.15917
Tower
Constructed1816 Edit this on Wikidata
Built byRobert Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1994 Edit this on Wikidata
Height34 m (112 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylinder Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board Edit this on Wikidata
Heritagecategory A listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1817 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height34 m (112 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(5) W 30s Edit this on Wikidata

Corsewall Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm near Stranraer in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the North Channel of the Irish Sea. The definition of the name Corsewall is the place or well of the Cross.

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