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The Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse is located on a headland to the north of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. It became operational in December 1787. It was constructed by Thomas Smith for the Board of Northern Lighthouses. The lighthouse was created from the existing 16th-century Kinnaird Castle.
The castle was built overlooking Fraserburgh Harbour, and had once been a Fraser ancestral home. After discovering an interest in the Northern Lighthouse Board, and concerned about safety at sea, Alexander Fraser, the 8th Laird, gifted the castle to the Board.
Robert Stevenson reconstructed the station in 1824. The light was improved and the first lighthouse keepers' cottages were built. A pneumatic foghorn was built in 1903 to provide an alternative warning signal in time of low visibility. The foghorn was decommissioned in 1987 and the lighthouse followed shortly afterwards in 1991.
The museum building contains several galleries containing a collection of lighting technology, glass lenses, and historical artefacts. There are audio-visual displays and interactive exhibits where you will learn about the science and history of the lighthouse
and its work. There is a café that overlooks the Moray Forth and where you may be fortunate to see whales, dolphins and bird life. Souvenirs are available at the gift shop.
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The Museum of Scottish LighthousesKinnaird HeadStevenson RoadFraserburgh AB43 9DUTelephone number - 01346 511022
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