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Rubha nan Gall lighthouse is located north of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull beside the Sound of Mull. The name means "Stranger's Point" in Scottish Gaelic. It was built in 1857 by David and Thomas Stevenson and is operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board. [2] The lighthouse was automated in 1960 and the nearby former keepers' cottages are ...
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse North Ayrshire 55°31′2″N 5°3′39″W: Holy Island: 1905: Thomas Stevenson, David Stevenson: Northern Lighthouse Board: 23: 38 [4] 25 [4] Hoxa Head Lighthouse Orkney Islands 58°49′19″N 3°2′5″W: South Ronaldsay: 1901 [a] David A Stevenson: Northern Lighthouse Board: Hoxa Head Lighthouse Orkney Islands ...
Tobermory Lighthouse, Rubha nan Gall 56°38′19″N 6°03′58″W / 56.638676°N 6.066203°W / 56.638676; -6.066203 ( Tobermory Lighthouse, Rubha Category C(S)
Tobermory, Mull – as viewed from the Sound of Mull Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse, north of Tobermory. Isabella Bird (1831–1904), the Victorian traveller and writer, frequently stayed in the town, where her sister Henrietta had a house. She often assisted the local doctor and, on at least one occasion, served as anaesthetist when he removed a ...
The lighthouse is now automatic, and an old outhouse has been converted into a visitor centre, run by the South Rhins Community Development Trust, a group of local people and businesses. In 2013 there was a community buyout and the Mull of Galloway Trust purchased land and buildings, with the exception of the tower, from Northern Lighthouse Board .
Dunnet Head Lighthouse Dunnet Head: 1831 [5] Fidra Lighthouse East Lothian [6] 1885 [7] Fife Ness Lighthouse Fife Ness: 1975 [8] Girdleness Lighthouse Aberdeen: 1833 [9] Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse North Ayrshire: 1877: Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse North Ayrshire: 1905: Inchkeith Lighthouse Fife: 1804 [10] Isle of May Lighthouse Fife [11] 1816 [12]
A part-time light keeper is retained by the Northern Lighthouse Board who is based at Ardnamurchan and who also looks after Rubha nan Gall and Corran Point lighthouses. Less maintenance is required with the introduction of LED lights. At Ardnamurchan the power is only 48 watts although in 2019 it was increased to 72 watts. [4]
The original lighthouse now forms part of the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses. The museum collection includes technical equipment relating to lighthouse illumination, navigation, and way making. As well as personal effects and small items that belonged to individual lightkeepers, including uniforms and hand-made model ships. [ 3 ]