Scottish Lighthouses

Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire

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Rattray Head Lighthouse is islated by the mainland during high tide. When the tide is out it is possible to walk ashore.

Light was first established in 1895 and was fully automated in 1982. A bombing attempt was made on the lighthouse during the second world war but damage was not significant enough to put it out of action.

Isle of May, Firth of Forth

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Light was established in 1816 on the Isle of May. This unusual gothic style of lighthouse lies 5 miles from the mainland in fife and 11 miles from East Lothian.

Isle of May was downmanned as recent as 1989 and is now operated by a photo electric cell which can tell when darkness has fallen.

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Lighthouses in Scotland

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Lighthouses in Scotland have been in existance in some form or another since way back in 1635. In this year on the Isle of May a light beacon was lit and this was nothing more than a naked flame.

In 1786, Kinnaird Head Castle was purchased from the Fraser Family and was to become the first lighthouse on mainland Scotland. The lantern was made in Edinburgh and shipped to Fraserburgh and erected in the top of the Tower at Kinnaird Head Castle. The lantern was lit in 1787 on the 1st of December.

The Northern Lighthouse Trust was formed in 1782 after fierce storms that led to shipping losses. The Scottish coastline needed to be illuminated. It was decided that Kinnaird Head near Fraserburgh, Mull of Kintyre, Point of Scalpay and North Ronaldsay was to be where these lights were to be.

The trust is now known as the Northern Lighthouse Board today.

Lismore Lighthouse

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Light from Lismore Lighthouse was established in 1833 and was under the watch of lightkeepers until 1965.

Located on Eilean Musdil, the lighthouse can be seen on the ferry from Oban to Mull. The light watches over the sound of Mull.

The lighthouse is now under the control of personnel from Oban Depot.