page_title: Plover Scar Lighthouse
section_title: Keepers
hierarchical_section_title: Plover Scar Lighthouse / History / Keepers
caption_attribution_description: English: Lighthouse Cottage, Lune Estuary. I had presumed the cottage was named because of its view of Abbey Lighthouse, but the 1940s map [on the website] shows a light at this point. The bush in the foreground is testimony to the prevailing westerly winds. Cockersands Abbey is visible in the distance, on the right.
context_page_description: Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, England. The lighthouse is maintained by the Lancaster Port Commission. It is registered under the international Admiralty number A4876 and has the NGA identifier of 114-5144.
context_section_description: Prior to automation the lighthouse keepers and their families lived in the lighthouse cottage next to the Cockersand lighthouse. Originally the accommodation was incorporated into the base of the lighthouse structure, but was later replaced by the cottage that still stands today. The keepers maintained both lighthouses, walking across to Plover Scar at low tide. The Raby family kept the lights for nearly a century, until 1945 when it was taken over by the Parkinson family. Mrs Parkinson was filmed maintaining the lights in 1948 by the British Pathé news organisation.
caption: Former keepers' cottage at the site of the demolished Cockersand light
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