LOTD: Cloch Point
~sorry for delay - meant for May 23rd, 2023~
(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/sctsw.htm)
Cloch Point
1797 (John Clarkson and Thomas Smith). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical stone tower attached to 1-1/2 story stone keeper's house. Buildings painted white; tower has a single narrow black horizontal band. The keeper's house was sold as a private residence. Thomas Nugent's photo is at the top of this page, Trabas has a good closeup photo by Arno Siering, Kevin Cotterell has a 2008 photo, Wikimedia has several photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This historic light station marks a right-angle curve in the Clyde, where the estuary turns from north to east for ships bound for Glasgow. In 2021 the private owners renovated the keeper's house and restored two partially-ruined outbuildings, creating a modern residence. Located just off the A770 highway about 3 km (2 mi) west of Gourock, directly across the Clyde from Dunoon. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Clydeport. Site manager: private. . ARLHS SCO-047; Admiralty A4404; NGA 4404.
(full photo found here; ©Joy Tubby)
