Lighthouse, North Pier, Harbour, Lower Pulteneytown, Wick is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 November 1984. Lighthouse.

Lighthouse, North Pier, Harbour, Lower Pulteneytown, Wick

WRENN ID
moated-steeple-sunrise
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 November 1984
Type
Lighthouse
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

SOUTH PIER LIGHTHOUSE: built circa 1905, at the South Pier. Squat tapering octagonal mass concrete tower swelling out at top to form platform. Octagonal iron lantern on concrete plinth, tubular steel handrail. Lantern has low-pitch pyramidal roof. Ground floor linked to contemporary mass-concrerte breakwater, with rail-less steps to breakwater top. Door to lighthouse set into arched recess in ground floor of tower. Small inset windows at first floor on landward side. Small store under steps to breakwater.

NORTH PIER LIGHTHOUSE: on North Pier. Later 19th century hexagonal, 6 cast-iron tubular legs, each in 4 sections, with wrought-iron bracing towards top. Ladder access to bracketted gallery with tubular steel railing. Hexagonal wooden lantern with pyramidal roof and elaborate ventilator. Disused in 1991.

Detailed Attributes

Structured analysis including materials, construction techniques, architect attribution, and related listed building consent applications. Sign in or create a free account to view.

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.