Characteristic Fl (3) W 30s. Height 39 m Range 44,448 m Automated 1997 | Construction masonry tower Admiralty number A4076 Opened 1904 Focal height 41 m Year first constructed 1904 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim Similar Ushenish Lighthouse, Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, Barra Head Lighthouse, Cantick Head Lighthouse, Tiumpan Head Lighthouse | ||
Hyskeir Lighthouse was established in 1904. The 39 metres (128 ft) metre high lighthouse marks the southern end of the Minch, warning of the presence of the Mills Rocks, Canna and Hyskeir itself. It was designed by David and Charles Stevenson and constructed by Oban contractor Messrs D & J MacDougall.
The white tower was manned until March 1997, becoming one of the last lighthouses in Scotland to be automated. The keepers were briefly known for their one-hole golf course following their appearance on TV. Now controlled by the Northern Lighthouse Board in Edinburgh, it displays three white flashes every thirty seconds.
Hyskeir and its lighthouse feature extensively in Peter Hill's book Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper.
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