South Lighthouse

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 18/10/1977 Supplementary Information Updated 26/03/1997 Local Authority Shetland Islands Planning Authority Shetland Islands Parish Dunrossness NGR HZ 19758 69819 Coordinates 419758, 1069819 — David and Charles Stevenson, dated 1891, with accommodation block of 1948. Lighthouse complex enclosed within rectangular boundary wall comprising principal building with 4-stage tower to rear (S), fog horn house centred to S, accommodation block to N, and variety of outbuildings along W wall. 19th century former semaphore signal on hill to N; late 19th century former lifeboat house at shore to E. Buildings and tower constructed of harled and painted brick and concrete. PRINCIPAL BUILDING: single storey, 11-bay (grouped 2-7-2) near- symmetrical offices with 4-stage tower centred to rear. Concrete base course and wallhead cope; projecting cills to windows. N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: principal entrance door in centre bay with oval datestone and lighthouse armorial panel rising into stepped wallhead centred above flanked by brick pilasters. 3 closely-spaced and regularly-fenestrated bays at right; 3 closely-spaced bays at left with wide segmental arch in left bay; segmental-arched doors and windows respectively in penultimate and outer bays bay at left and right. Raised wallhead over centre bays SIDE ELEVATIONS: symmetrical, regularly fenestrated 2-bay elevations. S ELEVATION AND TOWER: 5-bay symmetrical elevation with tower projecting in centre bay and regular fenestration in flanking bays. 4-stage tower comprising circular concrete plinth at base, battered shaft with string courses between each stage and narrow 2-pane fixed- lights with long and short dressings at 1st and 2nd stages to S, 2nd and 3rd stages to N, and 3rd stage to E; cast-iron brackets supporting

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.