Skerryvore Lighthouse

Skerryvore Lighthouse

Bell Rock Lighthouse

Bell Rock Lighthouse

Keepers of the Northern Lights

Scottish Light Keepers 1787–1998

Publication Date15th May 2025

Book FormatPaperback

pages96

Illustrations100

Height234

Width165

Explore this fascinated illustrated social history of those light keepers throughout Scottish history.
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ISBN
9781398117587

For over two centuries the keepers of the Northern Lighthouse Board kept their watch over some of the most desolate and dangerous positions around the coast of Scotland. Over that time the service changed dramatically from a handful of pioneers with primitive lamps into a small army of professionals, embracing cutting edge technologies. Through it all they had one constant duty – to shine their lights out to sea from sunset to sunrise.


Light-keeping was more than just a job; it was a way of life to be lived or endured by the whole family who went where they were told, often to the most remote corners. It was unique, and has now been lost to modernisation with the full-scale automation of the service since 1998. Twenty-five years later, as the Scottish light-keeper comes closer to extinction, it becomes more and more important to remember them, their service, commitment and sacrifice, for the Safety of All.


In Salutem Omnium.

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