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'''Eilean Musdile''' (Mansedale) is an islet, and [[lighthouse]] to the south west of [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]]. |
'''Eilean Musdile''' (Mansedale) is an islet, and [[lighthouse]] to the south west of [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]]. |
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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=| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> It is a low-lying rock, ten acres (4 ha) 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=| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> It is a low-lying rock, ten acres (4 ha) 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]]. |
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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]]| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> and initially showed a fixed white light.<ref name=history/> In 1910 most of the Northern Lighhouse 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]]| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> and initially showed a fixed white light.<ref name=history/> In 1910 most of the Northern Lighhouse 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/> |
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| Location | Firth of Lorne, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 56°27′22″N 5°36′15″W / 56.4561°N 5.6042°W |
| Constructed | 1833 |
| Construction | White tower |
| Automated | June 1965 |
| Height | 26 metres |
| Light | |
| First lit | October 1833 |
| Focal height | 31 metres |
| Intensity | 71,000 candlepower |
| Range | 17 miles (27 km) |
| Characteristic | Flashing White every 10 secs |
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.[1] It is a low-lying rock, ten acres (4 ha) in size,[1] 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[2] and initially showed a fixed white light.[1] In 1910 most of the Northern Lighhouse 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.[1]
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 and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.[3]
The skerry of Lady's Rock lies a short distance to the south west.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d "History of Lismore Lighthouse". Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Lismore Lighthouse". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Eilean Musdile Standing Stone". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
56°27′22″N 5°36′15″W / 56.45611°N 5.60417°W
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