Leading Light On West Quay, Port Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Inverclyde local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 October 1990. Lighthouse.

Leading Light On West Quay, Port Glasgow

WRENN ID
graven-pewter-candle
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Inverclyde
Constituency
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West MP: Martin McCluskey (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 October 1990
Type
Lighthouse
OS grid reference
NS 320 748
Coordinates
55.93736, -4.69049
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Leading Light on West Quay in Port Glasgow was built in the 1860s. It is a tall, slender, cylindrical lighthouse that stands about 40 feet high. The structure is bell-shaped at the base and features a cornice and a domed lantern. The lighthouse remains unaltered and is painted in a black and white chequered pattern. It is secured to a stone base with thick bolts. The main shaft is divided into four sections, and the door is also made of cast iron and includes a cornice.

Local climate

Leading Light On West Quay, Port Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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