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| caption = The lighthouse on Eilean Musdile from the [[Oban]] to [[Craignure]] ferry.
| caption = The lighthouse on Eilean Musdile from the [[Oban]] to [[Craignure]] ferry.
| location = Eilean Musdile<br>[[Firth of Lorn]]<br> [[Scotland]]
| location = Eilean Musdile<br>[[Firth of Lorn]]<br> [[Scotland]]
| coordinates = {{coord|56|27|20.1|N|5|36|26.6|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|56.45556|-5.60743|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline}}
| yearbuilt = 1833
| yearbuilt = 1833
| automated = June 1965
| automated = June 1965
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The island lies in the entrance to [[Loch Linnhe]], separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/lismore.htm| title=History of Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board| access-date=2008-11-01| archive-date=13 January 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113102642/http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/lismore.htm| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a low-lying rock, {{convert|10|acre|ha|abbr=off|spell=in}} in size,<ref name=history/> with some grass on it. [[Caledonian MacBrayne|CalMac]] ferries pass close to the island on their way from [[Oban]] to [[Isle of Mull|Mull]].
The island lies in the entrance to [[Loch Linnhe]], separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/lismore.htm| title=History of Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board| access-date=2008-11-01| archive-date=13 January 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113102642/http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/lismore.htm| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a low-lying rock, {{convert|10|acre|ha|abbr=off|spell=in}} in size,<ref name=history/> with some grass on it. [[Caledonian MacBrayne|CalMac]] ferries pass close to the island on their way from [[Oban]] to [[Isle of Mull|Mull]].


The lighthouse was built by [[Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)|Robert Stevenson]] in 1833 at a cost of £4260<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst10266.html | title=Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]| access-date=2008-11-01}}</ref> and initially showed a fixed white light.<ref name=history/> In 1910 most of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lights were changed to [[Lighthouse#Lens technology|dioptric]] or [[Fresnel lens]]es but Lismore and [[Fidra]], in the [[Firth of Forth]], were left as the only remaining purely [[catoptrics|catoptric lights]] in the service.<ref name=history/>
The lighthouse was built by [[Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)|Robert Stevenson]] in 1833 at a cost of £4260<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst10266.html | title=Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]| access-date=2008-11-01}}</ref> and initially showed a fixed white light.<ref name=history/> In 1910 most of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lights were changed to [[Lighthouse#Technology|dioptric]] or [[Fresnel lens]]es but Lismore and [[Fidra]], in the [[Firth of Forth]], were left as the only remaining purely [[catoptrics|catoptric lights]] in the service.<ref name=history/>


A Standing Stone once stood on the highest point of the island ({{gbmappingsmall|NM779351}}). The {{convert|9|ft|m|adj=on}} monolith appears to have recorded the midwinter sunset{{clarify|date=February 2014}} and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://megalithix.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/eilean-musdile-lismore-argyll/| title=Eilean Musdile Standing Stone| publisher=The Northern Antiquarian| access-date=2008-11-01}}</ref>
A Standing Stone once stood on the highest point of the island ({{gbmappingsmall|NM779351}}). The {{convert|9|ft|m|adj=on}} monolith appears to have recorded the midwinter sunset{{clarify|date=February 2014}} and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://megalithix.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/eilean-musdile-lismore-argyll/| title=Eilean Musdile Standing Stone| date=4 October 2008| publisher=The Northern Antiquarian| access-date=2008-11-01}}</ref>


The skerry of [[Lady's Rock]] lies a short distance to the south west.
The skerry of [[Lady's Rock]] lies a short distance to the south west.
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{{coord|56|27|26|N|5|36|15|W|type:isle_region:GB|display=title}}


[[Category:Lismore, Scotland]]
[[Category:Lismore, Scotland]]

Latest revision as of 15:54, 25 September 2024

Lismore Lighthouse
Eilean Musdile
The lighthouse on Eilean Musdile from the Oban to Craignure ferry.
Map
LocationEilean Musdile
Firth of Lorn
Scotland
OS gridNM7781235105
Coordinates56°27′20″N 5°36′27″W / 56.45556°N 5.60743°W / 56.45556; -5.60743
Tower
Constructed1833
Designed byRobert Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry tower
AutomatedJune 1965
Height26 metres (85 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markingswhite tower and lantern, ochre trim
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[1][2]
Heritagecategory A listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height31 metres (102 ft)
Intensity71,000 candela
Range17 miles (27 km)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

Eilean Musdile (Mansedale) is an islet, and lighthouse to the south west of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides.

The island lies in the entrance to Loch Linnhe, separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across.[3] It is a low-lying rock, ten acres (4.0 hectares) in size,[3] with some grass on it. CalMac ferries pass close to the island on their way from Oban to Mull.

The lighthouse was built by Robert Stevenson in 1833 at a cost of £4260[4] and initially showed a fixed white light.[3] In 1910 most of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lights were changed to dioptric or Fresnel lenses but Lismore and Fidra, in the Firth of Forth, were left as the only remaining purely catoptric lights in the service.[3]

A Standing Stone once stood on the highest point of the island (NM779351). The 9-foot (2.7 m) monolith appears to have recorded the midwinter sunset[clarification needed] and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.[5]

The skerry of Lady's Rock lies a short distance to the south west.

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Argyll and Bute". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ Lismore Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 19 May 2016
  3. ^ a b c d "History of Lismore Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Lismore Lighthouse". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Eilean Musdile Standing Stone". The Northern Antiquarian. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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