The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), also known as the Commissioners of Northern Lights, is the organisation responsible for marine navigation aids around the coastal areas of Scotland and the Isle of Man.

History

The NLB was formed in 1786 by Act of Parliament to oversee the construction and operation of four Scottish lighthouses (Kinnaird Head, North Ronaldsay, Scalpay and Mull of Kintyre).

Headquarters

The board is based in the centre of Edinburgh from where it remotely monitors its network navigational devices; as of 2006, these consisted of:

• 212 lighthouses

• 154 buoys
• 47 beacons
• 4 DGPS stations
• 25 RACON stations
• 1 GLA LORAN-C station (on trial 2005-2007)

See also

• Lighthouses in Scotland
• Commissioners of Irish Lights
• Trinity House who are responsible for lighthouses in England, Wales and the Channel Islands
  • Richard Henry Brunton, the Scottish "Father of Japanese lighthouses"

  External links

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  • Northern Lighthouse Board
  • Lighthouse Library

  Lighthouses in Scotland | Isle of Man | Shipping in Scotland | Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government