Newport-on-Tay Lightbeacon

Thanks to Brian Cargill for photographing this small but historic beacon at Newport-on-Tay, southwest of Tayport and across the River Tay from Dundee. Almost certainly this beacon dates from the Nineteenth Century. It guided ferries crossing the river from Dundee until ferry service ended in 1966. In poor condition today, it deserves to be recognized and restored.


Newport-on-Tay Light, October 2017
photo copyright Brian Cargill; used by permission

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Posted September 20, 2004. Checked and revised August 18, 2023. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.