Rubha nan Gall

Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse
Tobermory
Rubha nan Gall lighthouse
Argyll and Bute
Location North-East point of the
Isle of Mull
Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates 56°38′19″N 6°03′58″W / 56.638672°N 6.066241°W / 56.638672; -6.066241Coordinates: 56°38′19″N 6°03′58″W / 56.638672°N 6.066241°W / 56.638672; -6.066241
Year first constructed 1857
Automated 1960
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Height 18.9 metres (62 ft)
Focal height 17 metres (56 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 10 nautical miles (18.5 km)
Characteristic Fl W 3s.
Admiralty number A4112
NGA number 4032
ARLHS number SCO-194
Managing agent Northern Lighthouse Board[1]
Heritage C-class Listed Building

Rubha nan Gall lighthouse is located north of Tobermory on the Isle 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 privately owned.

In August 2013, the former keepers' cottages were sold and after extensive renovation work, one is a private home and the other is a self catering cottage. Access is by sea or a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) footpath from Tobermory along the steep wooded coastline. The cottages have no mains electricity or water; instead a private spring supplies water, while an off-grid solar system provides power.[3]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Rubha nan Gall The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2016
  2. ↑ "Mull, Rubha nan Gall, Lighthouse". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse Cottage Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  • "Listed Building Report: TOBERMORY LIGHTHOUSE RUDHA NAN GALL". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2013.



Lighthouse and cottage with view across to Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsular


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