New Exhibition Celebrates History of Lighthouses and Their Keepers

They are a shining example of Scotland’s proud maritime past and, for centuries, have played a key role in safety at sea. Now the remarkable history of lighthouses, their keepers and the engineers who made them possible are being celebrated in a major new exhibition, reports the Herald.

One of the original Seven Wonders of the World, lighthouses have been a beacon of safety since the first was built in Alexandria, in Ancient Egypt, more than 2,000 years ago.

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