heritage asset · lens

St Abbs Head Lighthouse

Chance Brothers 1st-order revolving lens (first exhibited 24 Feb 1862) at St Abbs Head, Scotland -- the original Chance lens remains in situ; automated 1993, managed by National Trust for Scotland.

At a glance

Manufacture date
1861
Lens order
1st order
Lens type
Revolving

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Citation

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "St Abbs Head Lighthouse", LUX-ASSET-000079, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000079/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.