Category Archives: Lighthouses

A picture of a lighthouse on Islay

Benches overlooking Currie Sands, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two benches above a small beach on a sunny afternoonA beautiful sunny afternoon near Portnahaven with a nice view from the entrance to the Currie Sands. Benches invite you to rest and enjoy the view or even a picnic. The Rhinns of Islay lighthouse on Orsay visible in the distance behind Eilean Mhic Coinnich.

Telephone poles leading to Rhuvaal lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coast with a telephone line leading to a lighthouseFinding your way to Rhuvaal lighthouse at the far northern tip of Islay is relatively simple: Just follow the telephone poles from Bunnahabhain.

Lighthouse lightroom clock in the Museum of Islay Life

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Picture of an old lightroom clock and a petroleum vapour burner together with spares and mantlesThe old lightroom clock and a petroleum vapour burner together with spares and mantles from the Rhinns of Islay lighthouse on Orsay, displayed in the Museum of Islay Life in Port Charlotte after modernisation in 1978.