Location | Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire, Kirkoswald, United Kingdom |
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OS grid | NS1962907210 |
Coordinates | 55°19′33″N 4°50′41″W / 55.3258°N 4.84464°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1873 |
Built by | David Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson |
Construction | stone (tower), iron (lantern) |
Automated | 1986 |
Height | 24 m (79 ft) |
Shape | cylinder |
Markings | white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim) |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Heritage | category B listed building |
Light | |
First lit | 30 August 1873 |
Focal height | 29 m (95 ft) |
Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s |
Turnberry Lighthouse, or Turnberry Point Lighthouse, is a category B listed minor light on the South Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It was designed by David and Thomas Stevenson and completed in 1873. It is a conspicuous landmark when seen from the Ayrshire Coastal Path and the Trump Turnberry golf resort.