CASE STUDY Little Ross

THE PROJECT CLIENT Works comprised the civil maintenance repair works and the application Northern Lighthouse Board of decorative/protective coatings to the external/internal elevations of the lighthouse tower, quarterdeck building, and boundary walls along with the external elevations of the Beacon. TRAC had to: PROJECT • Refurbish the full Lighthouse Station Refurbishment and Upgrade of Lighthouse • Carry out repairs to boat landing; to make it safe concrete repairs and new ladder access were required

LOCATION • Replace the tower entrance doors and undertake joinery repairs to windows Little Ross • Replace the boundary wall gates A separate Beacon tower required rope access repairs and OVERVIEW refurbishment. TRAC were contracted to refurbish and upgrade Little THE APPROACH Ross Lighthouse. Little Ross is entirely uninhabited and only accessible by private charter from . Access is entirely weather dependent, requiring the The lighthouse is situated teams to reside on the island during works. As there was no living on Little Ross, an accommodation on the island TRAC had to erect a site camp and uninhabited Island at the establish welfare facilities prior to works. Due to the exposure of the mouth of Kirkcudbright Bay site, the camp for the team was set up in the lighthouse station in the . It is courtyard to afford best protection from the elements. The next to Meikle Ross on the accommodation comprised: sleeping accommodation and living mainland, and the two small quarters with kitchen, shower and dry toilet all set up in sectional rocks off it, Sugarloaf and timber buildings. All had to be strapped down securely as gale force Fox Craig. winds are common on all Lighthouse sites. The island is designated as a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).Measures must be considered to minimise impact of the works on the Natural Heritage.

Latitude: 54° 45' 55.9'' N Ship and Helicopter mobilisations were required to land all materials Longitude: 04° 5' 5.3'' W and equipment on site and to remove all at the end. OS Ref: NX660433 THE RESULTS

CONTACT Works were completed on time and to the Client’s specification. No incidents occurred; there was little or no impact on the environment and Alistair Rae the navigational aid continued to operate throughout the project. NLB Project Manager

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