{"id":1680,"date":"2024-12-12T10:17:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-angus.blue2web.co.uk\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=1680"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:34:58","slug":"bell-rock-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/visitangus.com\/things-to-see-do\/attractions\/bell-rock-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell Rock Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the coast of Angus, is the world\u2019s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse. It was built between 1807 and 1810 by Robert Stevenson on the Bell Rock (also known as Inchcape) in the North Sea, 11 miles (18km) east of the Firth of Tay. Standing 35 metres (115ft) tall, its light is visible from 35 statute miles (56km) inland.<\/p>\n<p>The lighthouse operated in tandem with a shore station, the Bell Rock Signal Tower, built in 1813 at the mouth of Arbroath harbour. Today this building houses the Signal Tower Museum, a visitor centre detailing the history of the lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p>According to legend, the rock is called Bell Rock because of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath to install a warning bell on it. The bell lasted only one year before it was stolen by a Dutch pirate. This story is immortalised in \u201cThe Inchcape Rock\u201d, a poem by 19th-century poet Robert Southey. The rock was the scene of many shipwrecks as it lies just below the surface of the sea for all but a few hours at low tide.<\/p>\n<p>Boat trips are available from Arbroath Harbour to see the lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> location of the pin on Google Maps is a guide only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1681,"template":"","tags":[],"location":[4],"accessibility":[],"attraction-type":[82,141],"class_list":["post-1680","attraction","type-attraction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-arbroath","attraction-type-heritage-attractions","attraction-type-history-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Attractions in Angus | Visit Angus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Choose from a huge range of attractions in Angus to suit all ages and interests, from sandy beaches and spectacular gardens to 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