Location Lochaber
Scotland Construction granite tower Height 36 m Year first constructed 1849 | Automated 1988 Focal height 55 metres (180 ft) Phone +44 1972 510210 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with nalcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house Markings / pattern unpainted grey tower, black lantern Address Ardnamurchan Point, Kilchoan, Acharacle PH36 4LN, UK Hours Closed now Tuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMonday10AM–5PM Similar Ardnamurchan Point, Cantick Head Lighthouse, Cape Wrath Lighthouse, Eilean Glas Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan | ||
Ardnamurchan lighthouse
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a listed 19th century lighthouse, located on Ardnamurchan Point in Lochaber part of the Highland council area of Scotland. The lighthouse with its 36-metre-tall (118 ft), pink granite tower was completed in 1849 to a design 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.
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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.