Editing Little Cumbrae (section)

==Cumbrae lighthouses{{anchor|Little Cumbrae Lighthouse Act 1756}}==
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James Ewing built the first Little Cumbrae [[lighthouse]] on the top of Lighthouse Hill in 1757. This was the second lighthouse in Scotland.<ref name="secret">{{cite web| url=http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/LittleCumbrae| title=Little Cumbrae| publisher=Secret Scotland| access-date=17 January 2011| archive-date=18 September 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918040536/http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/LittleCumbrae| url-status=live}}</ref> An open coal fire was lit at the top of a circular stone tower. Remains of this old structure can still be seen and are designated a [[scheduled monument]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM418|desc=Little Cumbrae,lighthouse tower & associated buildings |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>

The traditional Cumbrae Lighthouse was designed and built in 1793 by [[Thomas Smith (engineer)|Thomas Smith]] under commission from the [[Northern Lighthouse Board|Commissioners of the Northern Lights]]. The lighthouse lies on a broad [[raised beach]] on the western shore of the island looking out into the Firth, 0.5&nbsp;km from the first light. It had a foghorn, slipway, jetty, and boathouse. The original oil lamps were replaced by [[Argand lamp]]s in 1826. In 1865, the foghorn was installed; the first in Britain. The tower was restored in 1956 and a [[solar-power]]ed light was installed in 1974.<ref name="secret"/> The 1793 tower has been unused since 1997, with the light on a {{convert|36|ft|m|adj=on|abbr=off}} hexagonal/cylindrical tower adjacent to the old generator house.