Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse

The Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse on Mull of Kintyre was the second lighthouse commissioned in Scotland by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights. It was designed and built by Thomas Smith and completed in 1788.[3] Smith had previously designed the light at Kinnaird Head, but Mull of Kintyre was a far more substantial project, in a far more remote location.

Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
Cantyre
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
LocationKintyre peninsula
Argyll and Bute
Scotland
United Kingdom
OS gridNR58020722
Coordinates55.310421°N 5.803254°W / 55.310421; -5.803254
Tower
Constructed1788
Designed byThomas Smith Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionbrick tower
Automated1996
Height12 m (39 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, ochre balcony, black lantern
OperatorNational Trust for Scotland[1] [2]
Heritagecategory A listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1820 (rebuilt)
Focal height91 m (299 ft)
Range24 nmi (44 km)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.

The lighthouse was rebuilt in the 1820s. The light was fixed until 1906, when it was converted to flashing, and its power increased from 8,000 to 281,000 candelas.[3] It was converted to electrical power in 1976, automated in 1996 and is now monitored from Edinburgh.

The former keeper's cottages are now run as holiday cottages by the National Trust for Scotland.[4]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Argyll and Bute". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. Mull of Kintyre Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 11 May 2016
  3. "Mull of Kintyre". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  4. "Lighthouse Accommodation". National Trust for Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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