Rock Lighthouses of Britain & Ireland is a new edition of the classic
work on the subject - but with some of the most famous Irish rock
lighthouses included. The text has been updated to include the modern
technology being used by the lighthouse authorities, as well as all the
historical advances made over the centuries at British and Irish rock
lights, complemented by scores of new and many stunning photographs.
Also included are historic plans and drawings, many of them highly
colourful and artistic, as used by the original lighthouse builders. At
the end are comprehensive and detailed tables about the rock lighthouses
maintained by all three lighthouse authorities.Building on the acclaim
received for the earlier editions, it brings the history of these iconic
structures completely up-to-date, from the day the first granite block
was laid, through their construction, automation, the disappearance of
the lighthouse keeper, right up to today's automated operation.Here are
some of the world's most famous rock lighthouses. There are stories of
men battling against Nature's most powerful forces to build a structure
designed to save lives on a seemingly impossible site. Rock Lighthouses
of Britain & Ireland spans the centuries between the world's first rock
lighthouse on the Eddystone reef, to the very last rock lighthouse,
constructed in the traditional style, on Ireland's Fastnet Rock and
accordingly will remain the premier book about rock lighthouses.
