Killantringan Lighthouse

Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into activity in 1900, and filled in as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea. The name Killantringan is gotten from 'Cill shaint Ringain' St Ringan's church; Ringan is a medieval iety of Ninian. The beacon is ensured as a classification B recorded building.

Authorize for the Northern Lighthouse Board to fabricate the beacon was conceded in 1897. It was structured by David Alan Stevenson. The designer's report determined an intense haze flag was likewise required at the site. The beacon entered benefit on 1 October 1900. The light gave a blazing sign of two flashes one after another each ½ minute. Whenever utilized, the mist flag was 3 impacts: low, high with hardly a pause in between like clockwork.

The light was computerized in 1988, with the haze flag having been suspended the earlier year. Following an exhaustive audit of administrations by the UK's three General Lighthouse Authorities in 2005, it was chosen that Killantringan was surplus to necessities serving principally as a waypoint. The beacon attendant's house was sold, however the light itself keeps on working.