Ailsa Craig Lighthouse

active 19th century lighthouse located on Ailsa Craig, Scotland
Place lighthouse Q4697091
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Ailsa Craig Lighthouse

Summary

Ailsa Craig Lighthouse is a lighthouse[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse is located in South Ayrshire[3].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse is on the body of water North Channel[5].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's image is recorded as Ailsa Craig Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 1363818.jpg[6].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[7].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's operator is recorded as Northern Lighthouse Board[8].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's main building contractor is recorded as Thomas Stevenson[9].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's main building contractor is recorded as David A Stevenson[10].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's part of is recorded as Keepers' Cottages and Foghorn, Lighthouse, Foreland Point, Ailsa Craig[11].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Ailsa Craig Lighthouse[12].
  • +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ailsa Craig Lighthouse[13].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's OS grid reference is recorded as NX 0252199706[14].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's source of energy is recorded as solar power[15].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.251666666667, 'lon': -5.1066666666667}[16].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0285tc6[17].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ailsa Craig[18].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as LB1151[19].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's service entry is recorded as +1886-06-15T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's significant event is recorded as automatization[21].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s[22].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building[23].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}[24].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's has part is recorded as tread[25].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+18'}[26].
  • Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+17'}[27].

Body

Geography

Ailsa Craig Lighthouse is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in South Ayrshire[3]. It is on the body of water North Channel[5]. Its part of is recorded as Keepers' Cottages and Foghorn, Lighthouse, Foreland Point, Ailsa Craig[11].

Designation and Status

Ailsa Craig Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building[23].

History and Context

+1886-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ailsa Craig Lighthouse[13].

Why It Matters

Ailsa Craig Lighthouse ranks in the top 6% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Canmore. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nlb.org.uk. Retrieved . nlb.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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