| Light
Established: |
1857
(Isle of Man Harbour Board from 1832) |
| Engineers: |
David
and Thomas Stevenson |
| Position: |
Latitude
54° 08.6' N
Longitude 04° 27.9' W |
| Character
of Light: |
Flashing
White every 10 secs |
| Elevation: |
32
Metres |
| Nominal
Range: |
24
Miles |
| Structure: |
White
tower, 20 metres in height. There are 71 steps
to top of tower. |
 In
1855, the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty requested
the observations of the Commissioners on the establishment
of a light - other than a Harbour Light - at Douglas
Harbour, in the Isle of Man. A request also came
from a Mr Cabbin (presumably of the local Harbour
Authority) to have a light established at Douglas
Harbour. From information gleaned from a Parliamentary
Report, it appeared that a light did exist at Douglas,
but that it had, for some unknown reason, not been
exhibited since 1850. There were originally two lights:
one on the pier, which had to remain a harbour light
and the second light on Douglas Head, this light
being the only sea light between the Calf of Man
and Point of Ayre, distance of 40 miles.
Prior
to 1857, the light at Douglas Head was under the
jurisdiction of the Commissioners of Douglas Harbour
from which date the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouse
took over Douglas Head Lighthouse.
The
name Douglas Head means Blackstream, (Dubh - black
and Glais - stream). Some manx men maintain it was
derived from two rivers, the Dubh and Glas, the black
and the green of Greu Rivers.
The
lighthouse was automated in 1986.
It should be noted that at some sites the Northern
Lighthouse Board have sold some redundant buildings
within the lighthouse complex and are not responsible
for the maintenance of these building.
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