PERCH LOW & HIGH LIGHTHOUSE, PORT GLASGOW, INVERCLYDE, SCOTLAND.

            PERCH LOW LIGHTHOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1861, BUT THE PRESENT-DAY LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1919 ALONG WITH THE PERCH HIGH LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED ON THE QUAY AT PORT GLASGOW, LOCALLY KNOWN AS STEAMBOAT QUAY. PERCH LOW LIGHTHOUSE HAS AN ACTIVE FOCAL PLANE 7 M (23 FT) WITH A CONTINUOUS GREEN LIGHT. THE LIGHTHOUSE IS 7 M (23 FT) TALL ROUND TOWER WITH LANTERN AND A NARROW GALLERY. LIGHTHOUSE IS PAINTED A BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERBOARD PATTERN WITH THE LANTERN DOME IS PAINTED WHITE TO ACT AS A VERY DISTINCTIVE DAY MARKER. PERCH LOW LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED ON A ROCKY LEDGE ABOUT 200 M (220 YD) OFF THE PORT GLASGOW WATERFRONT.

PERCH HIGH LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1919 ALONG WITH THE PERCH LOW LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED ON A ROCKY LEDGE ABOUT 200 M (220 YD) OFF THE PORT GLASGOW WATERFRONT. PERCH HIGH LIGHTHOUSE HAS AN ACTIVE FOCAL PLANE 7 M (23 FT) WITH A CONTINUOUS GREEN LIGHT. THE LIGHTHOUSE IS A 11 M (36 FT) TALL SLENDER ROUND CYLINDRICAL CAST IRON ROUND TOWER WITH LANTERN AND NO GALLERY. LIGHTHOUSE PAINTED BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERBOARD PATTERN WITH THE LANTERN DOME IS WHITE TO ACT AS A VERY DISTINCTIVE DAY MARKER. PERCH HIGH LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED ON THE QUAY AT PORT GLASGOW, LOCALLY KNOWN AS STEAMBOAT QUAY.

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