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A lavishly illustrated history of the iconic Bell Rock lighthouse which has stood as an industrial `wonder of the world' since its completion in 1811.

Before the age of the lighthouse Scotland's untamed seas and perilous rocky coast too often witnessed the watery end to the mariner's voyage. From its establishment in 1786, it was the remit of the Northern Lighthouse Board to tame these harsh seas with the building of guiding lights around Scotland's rugged coast 'For the Safety of All'. The history of Scotland's lighthouses would be dominated by one family of engineers. For its first 150 years, the NLB would be shaped by four generations of the Stevenson family as lighthouse builders, innovators and inventors. From humble beginnings at...

Michael Strachan tells the story of one of Scotland's great tourist attractions, with a wealth of previously unpublished images.