Basic Site Details | Name: | Lighthouse, Rubh Re | | City or county: | Sutherland | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Situated on the west coast of Sutherland at the entrance to Loch Ewe near Gairloch. It is 17 miles north of the Rona light and 26 miles south of the Stoer Head light.
The building of a navigation light on Rubh Re Point had first been proposed by David Stevenson in 1853 but the Board of Trade refused to approve the proposed expenditure of £5,000. In August 1906, David Alan Stevenson again recommended that a navigation light be established on this prominent headland but not until May 1908,did the Board of Trade sanction the expenditure of £14,900. The light was first exhibited on the night of 15 January 1912. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Lighthouse | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1912 | | Opened | The light was first exhibited on the night of 15 January 1912 |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Charles Alexander Stevenson | | | 1912 | | | | D & C Stevenson | | | 1912 | | | | David Alan Stevenson | | | 1912 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Northern Lighthouse Board | |
ReferencesArchive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | | Northern Lighthouse Board | | |
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