Douglas, Port Skillion, The Lighthouse 1895
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Douglas Head Lighthouse was erected in 1892, replacing the sixty year old Red Pier light. In 1786 Douglas harbour lighthouse had been destroyed during a storm and not rebuilt. The following year disaster struck the local herring fleet when the temporary light was somehow dislodged during a storm, leaving many of the boats blind. The following morning the beach and rocks were littered with wreckage and bodies.
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