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| East Cote Lighthouse, Silloth | ||
| East Cote Lighthouse | ||
| Cote Lighthouse | ||
| locality:- | East Cote | |
| locality:- | Silloth | |
| civil parish:- | Silloth-on-Solway (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | lighthouse | |
| coordinates:- | NY11505475 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1154 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY15 | |
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 BNV86.jpg (taken 20.6.2007)  BNV87.jpg Notice the green panel. (taken 20.6.2007) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 20 8) placename:- Cote Lighthouse |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | HO chart:- Hydrographic Office 1850s onwards (edn 1973) placename:- Cote |
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| source data:- | Charts, Irish Sea, Solway Firth, etc, published by the Hydrographic Office from 1850s
onwards. "Cote / F.R. 50ft. 10M. (U)" |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Wood 1880s placename:- East Cote Light House |
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| source data:- | Print, lithograph East Cote Light House, Silloth, published by J Wood and Co, Silloth,
Cumberland, 1880s? WD0116.jpg Included in a Souvenir Album of Silloth. printed at bottom:- "EAST COTE LIGHT HOUSE SILLOTH." item:- JandMN : 454.16 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Cote Light placename:- Skinburness Light item:- leading line |
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| source data:- |  goto sourcePage 399:- "..." "A light, known as Cote or Skinburness light, is exhibited, at an elevation of 50 feet (15m2), from a white structure on piles, 32 feet (9m8) in height, situated near the coast, about one mile north-north-eastward of Silloth and bearing 048~ from Lees Scar light. In 1932, these lights [this and Lees Scar Lighthouse] in line did not lead through the deepest part of the channel over the bar." |
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| hearsay:- |
The lighthouse was originally mobile, on wheels running on a short railway. In 1914
it was fixed in its optimum position, where it is now, with a cabin on the plinth
underneath for the lighthouse keeper. This became redundant when the light was made
automatic, 1930. The forward leading light was taken out of service in 1959. |
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| The light was rebuilt in its original style by Associated British Ports, 1997. |
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