Bell Rock Lighthouse, the world's oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse, has saved countless lives over the past two centuries. Located on the east coast of Scotland, it was built to alert seagoers to the dreaded Inchcape Rock, 11 miles out from Arbroath Harbour. The need was urgent. According to some reports, fear of hitting the treacherous rock was so great, that more ships were shipwrecked on its neighbouring shores than on Inchcape in their attempt to avoid it. Constructed by Robert Stevenson in 1811, the lighthouse posed huge engineering challenges at the time. Because of . its position, the surface of the rock was exposed only at low water, while at high water it was submerged to depths of up to 16 feet (4.9m).
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机译：贝尔洛克灯塔（Bell Rock Lighthouse）是世界上现存最古老的海上灯塔，在过去两个世纪中挽救了无数生命。它位于苏格兰的东海岸，旨在提醒海员注意距阿布罗斯港口（Arbroath Harbour）11英里的可怕的Inchcape岩。迫切需要。根据一些报道，担心撞到这个险恶的岩石是如此之大，以至于试图避开它的船只在邻近海域遭受沉船的人数超过在英奇卡普。该灯塔由罗伯特·史蒂文森（Robert Stevenson）于1811年建造，当时构成了巨大的工程挑战。因为 。在其位置，岩石表面仅在低水位暴露，而在高水位时，其浸没深度可达16英尺（4.9m）。
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