KILLANTRINGAN LIGHTHOUSE, BLACK HEAD, RHINS OF GALLOWAY, SCOTLAND.
THE 1900'S OPENED WITH TWO NEW LIGHTS ON THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND - TIUMPAN HEAD LIGHTHOUSE, NEAR STORNOWAY AND  KILLANTRINGAN LIGHTHOUSE ON BLACK HEAD, ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RHINS OF GALLOWAY ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF PORTPATRICK IN WIGTOWNSHIRE. THE GO AHEAD TO BUILD A LIGHTHOUSE AT BLACKHEAD WAS GRANTED IN 1897 AND IT BECAME OPERATIONAL IN 1900.
IT WAS NOT TO BE LONG BEFORE THIS LIGHT PROVED ITS WORTH. ON 26 NOVEMBER 1900, THE PRINCIPAL LIGHTKEEPER NOTICED A FISHING BOAT IN DISTRESS AND FIRED A ROCKET TO SUMMON THE LIFEBOAT FROM PORTPATRICK, WHICH TOOK THE CREW OFF AND TOWED THE BOAT INTO THE HARBOUR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS SINCE THEN, THE MOST RECENT BEING IN 1982 WHEN A CONTAINER SHIP RAN AGROUND.
IT WAS AUTOMATED IN 1988 BUT IN 2005 A REVIEW TOOK PLACE OF ALL NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AROUND THE COAST OF THE BRITISH ISLES, BOTH IN ISOLATION AND THEIR WORTH TOGETHER. AS A RESULT OF THIS IT WAS DECIDED THAT KILLANTRINGAN WAS NO LONGER REQUIRED, SO IT'S LIGHT WAS SWITCHED OFF ON 11 JULY 2007 AND SINCE HAS BEEN INACTIVE.

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