During repairs at the Corsewall Lighthouse, engineers uncovered a historic message in a bottle left by the previous team in 1892. The note, written with quill and ink, described the installation of a new lantern and lens.
READ MORE:Engineers making repairs to a remote Scottish lighthouse were shocked when they found a mysterious message in a bottle hidden inside the walls.
Ross Russell, a technician who found the bottle, says: 'The note was just sensational, I was just in utter amazement. Engineers working on a remote lighthouse in Scotland were shocked to find a message in a bottle from the last engineers to work there over 130 years ago But before the walls were sealed for good, the crew sat down to write a note explaining their work for future engineers to discover.'This lantern was erected by James Wells Engineer, John Westwood Millwright, James Brodie Engineer, David Scott Labourer, of the firm of James Milne & Son Engineers, Milton House Works, Edinburgh, during the months from May to September and relighted on Thursday night 15th Sept. 1892.
The letter was written in 1892 by a team of engineers from Edinburgh detailing a project to install a new lantern and Fresnel Lens and listing the names of the crew and lighthouse keepers The lens and machine being supplied by James Dove & Co. Engineers Greenside Edinburgh and erected by William Burness, John Harrower, James Dods. Engineers with the above firm.
Over the years the cork in the bottle had expanded and the wire had rusted away, meaning the men had to carefully drill out the cork to access the message inside. The crew say they plan to return the message to the wall once renovations are complete alongside their own note for future generations to discover
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