Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is situated on the most westerly point of the British Mainland. SCO 8754
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a 36 metre tall, pink granite tower lighthouse built in 1849 by Alan Stevenson. It is the only lighthouse in the UK built in the Egyptian style. The light was automated in 1988 and is now operated remotely by the Northern Lighthouse Board from Edinburgh. The site for the lighthouse was chosen in 1845 and 20 acres of land was bought for the sum of £ The land was owned by Mr Alexander Cameron who was also paid, rather grudgingly, £ for any inconvenience during building operations. The contractor responsible for the building work was a Mr Hume. During the three years it took to complete the lighthouse, scurvy broke out among the workmen and a doctor had to be called in to treat them. The oil light was first exhibited on the night of 5 October 1849. Two lightkeepers were appointed at a yearly allowance of £ They kept at the station two cows and about a dozen sheep. On the morning of 22 January 1852 there was severe storm and lightning struck the tower causing broken panes and plaster to come off the walls. Fifty feet of boundary wall was knocked down and 40 feet of road was washed away by the heavy seas. The keepers boat was broken up although they had secured it 15 feet above the last known high water mark. The former keepers' cottages and outbuildings are owned by the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust and operated as a visitor centre, with a museum called the 'Kingdom of Light' - Rioghachd na Sorcha. Exhibits detail the history and operations of the lighthouse, including access to the restored engine room and workshop with the original fog horn. Other displays include the geology and natural history of the area, and local social history and culture. The last part of the computer game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened takes place in this lighthouse.
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Location: Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Acharacle, Kilchoan, Acharacle, Argyll' Scotland. UK.
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