Engineer finds century-old message in a bottle at Scottish lighthouse
- An engineer uncovered a hidden bottle during an inspection at a Scottish lighthouse.
- The bottle contained a note dated September 4, 1892, listing names of engineers and lighthouse keepers.
- The discovery offers a rich connection to the history and operations of the lighthouse.
In Scotland, an inspection at Corsewall Lighthouse unveiled a hidden message in a bottle from 1892. The discovery was made by Ross Russell, a mechanical engineer affiliated with the Northern Lighthouse Board. During his examination of the 209-year-old structure, Russell removed panels from a cupboard and noticed the bottle nestled within the wall. Assisted by the current lighthouse keeper, Barry Miller, the team extracted the bottle, which contained a note revealing the names of engineers and lighthouse keepers from over a century ago. This artifact offered a tangible connection to their predecessors, highlighting the historical importance of the lighthouse and the work done at the time. Russell remarked on the coincidence of finding a note related to the equipment they were maintaining, and they decided to return the bottle to its hiding spot along with a new message of their own, marking a link between the present and the past.