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Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Kinnaird Head Fraserburgh

Opened in 1995 Two sites: historic castle and museum Three elements, people, objects and buildings

People- Light keepers, Stevenson family Building- castle converted in 1824, modified in 1902 Objects-archives, library, technical collection, social history collection.

Origins: First Lighthouse on mainland Scotland built by the Northern Lighthouse Board/Trust NLB collection Stevenson collection Archive Photographs including Keith Allardyce collection

Kinnaird Head Castle

Stevensons Tower

Seventy Two Step Staircase

Thomas Smith
First engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Trust Tinsmith and lamp maker Designed the multi faceted reflector Step-father of Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevenson
Self taught engineer, became engineer to NLB . 1800 becomes Partner to Thomas Smith. Greatest work the Bell Rock Lighthouse off Arbroath. Assistant Engineer under John Rennie. From 1811 begins own engineering practice. Grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Bell Rock Lighthouse

General operation
Open all year round- seven days a week. October-March limited hours. 27,000 2006 Franchise caf Web visitors. Other activities: corporate entertainment, weddings, music events.

Funding
Independent Museum Funded by grant Aberdeenshire Council-Core Funding Admissions Shop External Sponsors

External factors
Government policy tending towards charitable status for museums. Only some money available for significance scheme. Partnership with Historic Scotland, they pay for the building maintenance. New projects have to be related to other organisations

Maintaining the buildings


Maintained by Historic Scotland Cost approximately 400000 per year Conservation issues high priority

Visitor Trends
Foreign visitors over the period came from the following countries: United States, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, India and Slovenia. It is clear that visitors from foreign countries visit the museum in large numbers, being almost half of those paying to visit the museum. Nevertheless over fifty percent were from Scotland and a high proportion were from Aberdeenshire and the local area but few were from Fraserburgh. From the surveys it was also important to note that Aberdeen and Inverness were important transit areas from which foreign and Scottish tourists a. found out about their destination or b. were advised to visit by the TIC or Hotel they were using. In both cases the visitors were coming to see the museum and not the town, therefore this demonstrates that the museum plays an important role in attracting visitors to the area. In conjunction with the statements made in the SMCs report this would seem to confirm their findings.

Region Numbers of Surveys Percentage of people who came specifically to visit the museum Method by which they heard of the museum

Scotland 125 73%

Outside Scotland 115 78%

Word of mouth Travel Guides Tourist Leaflet Information Website Centre Leaflet Website Media

Sponsors
Chevron oil Wreckers Exhibition Heritage Lottery Fund Seascapes audio visual and display gallery Building Banff and Buchan Internet development

Accreditation

Application made in 2005 Initial discussions April July 2006 Scottish Museums Council visit October 5 2006 Demonstration of sound collection systems Accountability for collections Acceptable level of physical and intellectual access for the public.

Seascapes
Funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund New audio visual experience. Film including oral interviews associated with the local ship owners and fishermen exploring issues of danger and safety. Encompassed conservation students, Aberdeenshire Oral History. Association, Film students and Chard House Media.

Star objects

Lighthouse Charter 1685

Isle of May sketchbook c.1881

Argand lamp converted by Alan Stevenson c.1840

Brass box owned by Thomas Smith dated 1790

Photograph Album donated by Quentin Stevenson

New developments
Demolition of seafront properties Demolition of Victoria Hotel Construction of affordable housing opposite museum Possible new store building available Creation of new lighthouse next to the old one.

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