Hyskeir Lighthouse was established in 1904. The metre high
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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marks the southern end of the Minch, warning of the presence of the Mills Rocks,
Canna, and
Hyskeir
Hyskeir ( gd, Òigh-sgeir) or Heyskeir is a low-lying rocky islet (a skerry) in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The Hyskeir Lighthouse marks the southern entrance to the Minch.
Geography
Hyskeir lies in the southern entrance to the Minch, 10 kilo ...
itself. It was designed by
David
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and
Charles Stevenson Charles Stevenson may refer to:
*Charles Stevenson (philosopher) (1908-1979), American philosopher.
*Charles Alexander Stevenson (1855–1950), Scottish lighthouse engineer
* Charles A. Stevenson (1851–1929), Irish-born American stage and movie a ...
and constructed by
Oban
Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...
contractor Messrs D & J MacDougall.
The white tower was manned until March 1997, becoming one of the last lighthouses in Scotland to be automated. The keepers were briefly known for their one-hole
golf course
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following their appearance on
TV. Now controlled by the
Northern Lighthouse Board
The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is the general lighthouse authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man. It is a non-departmental public body responsible for marine navigation aids around coastal areas.
History
The NLB was formed by Act of P ...
in
Edinburgh
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, it displays three white flashes every thirty seconds.
Hyskeir and its lighthouse feature extensively in
Peter Hill's book ''Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper.''
See also
*
List of lighthouses in Scotland
This is a list of lighthouses in Scotland. The Northern Lighthouse Board, from which much of the information is derived, are responsible for most lighthouses in Scotland but have handed over responsibility in the major estuaries to the port aut ...
*
List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
This is a list of the currently operational lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB). The list is divided by geographical location, and then by whether the lighthouses are classed by the NLB as a 'major lighthouse' or a 'minor light'. F ...
References
External links
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Northern Lighthouse Board
Lighthouses completed in 1904
Lighthouses of Scottish islands
Small Isles, Lochaber
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