Holborn Head

Holborn Head

Holborn Head is a headland on the north-facing Atlantic coast of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. The "point" of Holborn Head is at coord|58|37|23|N|03|32|06|W| (grid reference gbmappingsmall|ND10857155). The name "Holborn" appears to be Norse in origin, meaning "hillfort".

Holburn Head Lighthouse, spelt 'Holburn' unlike the headland which is Holborn Head, is about one kilometre (half a mile) south of the point, near Scrabster Harbour on the western shore of Thurso Bay, at coord|58|36|54|N|03|32|24|W|. It was designed and built by David and Thomas Stevenson and completed in 1862. The tower for the light is integral with the keepers' house which is unusual since most Scottish lighthouses are separate from the house. After entering the upper floor front doorway there is a vestibule which has two entrances, one to the Lightkeepers House and the other to the Lighthouse Tower. There were two Lightkeepers houses and the Tower within the building. Separate to this was the Principal Keeper's House.

The light was discontinued in 2003.

References

* [http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/holburn.htm Northern Lighthouse Board's link on the Holborn Head Lighthouse]
* [http://robinwilson.net/holburnhead/holburnhead.html Panorama of Holburn Head Lighthouse] (QuickTime required)


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