Bell Rock Lighthouse Signal Tower, Lady Loan, Arbroath is a Grade A listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 October 1971. Lighthouse, signal tower, entrance lodges. 4 related planning applications.
Bell Rock Lighthouse Signal Tower, Lady Loan, Arbroath
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-obsidian-bistre
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Angus
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1971
- Type
- Lighthouse, signal tower, entrance lodges
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
- Classical and castellated group of twin lodges and signal tower. Painted stone.
TOWER: engaged, 4-storey castellated tower rising from centre of piend-roofed, 2-storey, 3-bay house. Lower 2 stages of tower acting as bowed centre bay of house fanlit door at ground with encircling Roman Doric portico, 3 windows at 1st floor and windows in flanking bays; wallhead blocking course bowed around tower. Upper stages with narrow round-arched windows, dividing string course, quatrefoil detailed frieze and corbelled castellation at head. Flagpole and signal ball crowning tower.
LODGES: pair of 3-bay classical lodges flanking entrance to signal tower comprised of 2-storey centre bays with window to each floor, flanked by tall single storey blank, piend-roofed quasi pavilions. Panelled and coped gate pilasters to inner quoins of lodges. Mansard rood additional circa 1956. Small-pane timber sash and case glazing. Grey slate roofs. Wallhead stacks to 2-storey base of tower.
INTERIOR: not seen 1997.
Detailed Attributes
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