North Carr Lightship

North Carr is the last remaining lightship. She is 101 feet in length, 25 feet in beam and 268 tons. The purpose of the vessel was to warn mariners by sight, light or sound of the dangers of the rocks which are situated 1.7 miles off at the turning point for vessels sailing between the and the .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “North Carr”
  • …dates from 1932
  • Description: lightship in UK, built 1932

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Unicorn and RRS Discovery.
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is a surviving sailing frigate of the… is situated 660 feet northeast of North Carr Lightship.
is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship… is situated 1,900 feet southwest of North Carr Lightship.
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St. Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of , . is situated 1,400 feet west of North Carr Lightship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundee city centre and Dundee.
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Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City…
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is an industrial city and port, historically part of county in northeast Scotland.
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in , , is a mainly residential…

North Carr Lightship

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Latitude
56.46067° or 56° 27′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.96137° or 2° 57′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C8VF26Q+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44847394
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7054700

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“North Carr Lightship” goes by many names.
  • French: “North Carr”
  • Polish: “North Carr”

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