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Former lighthouse helicopter pilot donates his collection to north-east museum

L-R: museum manager Lynda McGuigan, Calum Falconer and collections manager Michael Strachan.
L-R: museum manager Lynda McGuigan, Calum Falconer and collections manager Michael Strachan.

A former Northern Lighthouse Board helicopter pilot donated some new items to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses in Fraserburgh.

Calum Falconer worked for body for 15 years and was responsible for picking up lighthouse keepers from remote stations.

Mr Falconer and his wife were in Fraserburgh yesterday to hand over some of the artefacts he collected during his time with the NLB.


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A Victorian call bell system which was used to summon keepers to the lightroom, a wooden model of Skerryvore and a weather vane from the Noup Head lighthouse in Orkney were among the items he handed in.

Lighthouse museum collections manager Michael Strachan said they were happy to give them a new home.

He said: “These are quite rare items to find and we are grateful to have them. I didn’t think we would ever get a weather vane because most of them are still on top of the lighthouses.

“A lot of the stuff could have gone to auction, but it’s only right it comes to the museum.

“We rely on former members of the NLB to pass us these items and we are most grateful for Mr Falconer’s donation.

“This generous act will ensure these artefacts are preserved for future generations, and help to tell part of the story of the manned lighthouses of the past.”

L-R: museum manager Lynda McGuigan, Calum Falconer and collections manager Michael Strachan.