First Class.—I., usually fixed white lights, but may be otherwise, if the situation is particularly favourable, as in the case of Bell Rock (see below).
Second Class.—II., usually white-revolving, also intermittent.
Third Class.—III., white and red revolving
Fourth Class.—IV., white flash, and red and white sectors.
Fifth Class.—V., bad situation, or exposure, combined with other disadvantages; red fixed; landlocked. All considerations bad.
EAST OF SCOTLAND.
| Shetland. | |||||||
| Returns in 5 yers. | 1884. | Feet. | |||||
| 3 | * | 4. | North Unst, Shetland | IV. | 230 | T. Edgar. | |
| 3 | 5. | Whalsey Skerries, Shetland | II. | 143 | |||
| 1 | 6. | Bressay, Shetland | III. | 105 | |||
| 5 | 7. | Sumburgh Head, Shetland. | I. | 303 | D. M. Scott. | ||
| Orkney. | |||||||
| 4 | * | 8. | N. Ronaldshay | IV. | 180 | ||
| 9. | Start Point | V. | 80 | ||||
| 5 | 10. | Auskerry | I. | 110 | |||
| 11. | Hoy Sound (Low) | V. | (a) | 55 | |||
| 12. | Hoy Sound (High) | V. | 115 | ||||
| 13. | Cantick Head | III. | 115 | ||||
| 5 | * | 14. | Pentland Skerries | I. | 170 | J. Gilmour. | |
| 5 | * | 15. | Dunnet Head | V. | (a) | 346 | |
| Mainland. | |||||||
| 16. | Holborn Head, Caithness | V. | 75 | ||||
| 1 | 17. | Noss Head, Caithness | V. | (a) | 175 | ||
| 18. | Tarbat Ness, East Ross | V. | (a) | 175 | R. S. Ritson. | ||
| 3 | * | 19. | Cromarty, East Cromarty | V. | 60 | John McGill. | |
| 2 | * | 20. | Chanonry Point, Elgin | V. | 40 | ||
| 1 | 21. | Covesea Skerries, Elgin | V. | 160 | |||
| * | 22. | Kinnaird Head, Aberdeen | V. | 120 | |||
| 23. | Buchan Ness, Aberdeen | V. | 130 | ||||
| 1 | * | 24. | Girdleness, Aberdeen | V. | 185 | ||
| 25. | Montroseness, Forfar | V. | 124 | ||||
| 5 | * | 26. | Bell Rock, Fife | I. | 93 | James Jack. | |
| 5 | * | 27. | Isle of May, Firth of Forth | I. | 240 | Jos. Agnew. | |
| 4 | * | 28. | Inch Keith, Firth of Forth | IV. | 220 | R. Grierson. | |
| 29. | St. Abb's Head, Berwick | V. | 224 | ||||
Note.—Read in this place part of the General Remarks at the end of West Coast of Scotland.
(a) Notwithstanding the favourable description of light.
Diary from the Stations.