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| Longstone | Longstone | Mr William Darling, Occupier | The outer Farne | The Longstone (so called from its form), at | ||
| Longstone | Mr William Darling, Junr Occupier | between Nivestone | low water, forms one narrow islet half a | |||
| Longstone | Mr Samuel King, Trinity Agent | and Blue Caps – | mile long, but which is separated into | |||
| Longstone | Admiralty Charts | on Sheet | several parts at high water; the rocks | |||
| 12a D | are bare and rugged – especially, the East | |||||
| and south sides, which are highest; but | ||||||
| in several places the rock is flat and | ||||||
| worn smooth, and interspersed with sand | ||||||
| and boulders, along the sides, the islet is | ||||||
| cleft and fissured, and portions have | ||||||
| distinctive names – given them by the fishermen. | ||||||
| Lighthouse | Light House | Ó¾ Where the lighthouse stands is only four feet | A light house, 75 feet high, and the top of | |||
| above high water tides, and when the storm rages, | the vane 86 feet above high water, with a white | |||||
| the sea spray is driven over it. A few years ago, so | and revolving light, showing the full face | |||||
| great was the mass of water breaking upon it, that | of three reflectors every half minute, which | |||||
| the keepers with their families were compelled to flee | in clear weather is visible 13 miles off, was | |||||
| for shelter to the upper rooms of the tower. | erected in 1827 upon the western side of | |||||
| Additional interest is given to this island, because | this islet, by the Corporation of the Trinity Ho. | |||||
| in this secluded sea home Grace Darling passed | of London: the tower & dwelling house is painted | |||||
| the greater portion of her short life, and from | red, and with a small outhouse, is occupied | |||||
| here, she and her father – now about 80 years of | by two light keepers and their families.Ó¾ | |||||
| age, and still resident on it – went forth to save | ||||||
| the perishing voyagers of the Forfarshire steamer in 1838. | ||||||
| AM Roy | ||||||
Note: Signed in header by AM Roy (or AMcKay?)
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