The Carr (also known as Carr Briggs and Carr Rock)[1] is a sandstone reef on the headland between the Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay. There have been many ships wrecked on the reef, which lies on the busy shipping lanes into the Forth ports and the River Tay.
A buoy was first placed on the reef, at North Carr, in 1809. After much difficulty a more permanent, unlit, beacon was completed by Robert Stevenson in 1821.[2] Between 1877 and 1975 the beacon was supplemented by a series of lightships. The beacon still stands to this day, but the reef is now guarded by the Fife Ness lighthouse on the mainland.
- ^ Taylor, Simon; Márkus, Gilbert (2009). The Place-Names of Fife, Volume Three. Donington: Shaun Tyas. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-900289-979.
- ^ "North Carr Rock: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2018.