▁to ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁Northern ▁L ighth ouses ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁light ▁established ▁on ▁Mont rose ▁Point ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁numerous ▁ship w re cks ▁and ▁great ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁along ▁that ▁coast . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 1 ▁w re cks ▁recorded ▁around ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁est u ary . ▁ ▁The ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁David ▁Stevens on ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Stevens on ▁and ▁at ▁ 6   pm ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁lit ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁painted ▁black ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁bom bers ▁as ▁a ▁day time ▁reference ▁point . ▁The ▁light ▁was ▁not ▁ill umin ated ▁except ▁when ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁ ▁The ▁l ighth ouse ▁is ▁a ▁category ▁B ▁listed ▁building ▁of ▁architect ural / histor ic ▁interest , ▁Historical ▁Scotland ▁Building ▁ID : ▁ 4 9 5 8 . ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁An cient ▁and ▁Historical ▁Mon uments ▁of ▁Scotland ▁- ▁Can more ▁ID : ▁ 3 6 2 6 2 ▁▁ ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁light ▁characteristic ▁was ▁fixed ▁white ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁is oph ase ▁white ▁ 6 0 ▁seconds ▁( i . e ., ▁light ▁ 3 0 ▁seconds , ▁eclipse ▁ 3 0 ▁seconds ). ▁Sc ur die ▁N ess ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁automatic ▁operation