Mull, Rubha Nan Gall, Lighthouse
Lighthouse (19th Century)
Site Name Mull, Rubha Nan Gall, Lighthouse
Classification Lighthouse (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Rudha Nan Gall; Sound Of Mull; Tobermory, Lighthouse, Rhu Na Gal; Tobermory Harbour Entrance; Runa Gall
Canmore ID 157686
Site Number NM55NW 18
NGR NM 50772 57045
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/157686
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilninian And Kilmore
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM55NW 18 50772 57045
Lighthouse [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1976.
Not to be confused with Ardmore Point beacon (NM 47053 59205), for which see NM45NE 22.
This shore light is situated about 1.5km N of Tobermory, and marks the SW side of the NW entrance to the Sound of Mull. Built as part of the joint scheme of David and Thomas Stevenson (to buld 29 lights between 1854 and 1878), it was first lit on 10 November 1857 and automated in 1860.
The main (Northern) entrance to Tobermory Harbour (NM55NW 19.00) is centred around NM 514 554.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 June 2005.
R W Munro 1979; K Allardyce and E M Hood 1986; S Krauskopf 2001.
Note (3 June 2005)
This shore light is situated about 1.5km N of Tobermory, and marks the SW side of the NW entrance to the Sound of Mull. Built as part of the joint scheme of David and Thomas Stevenson (to buld 29 lights between 1854 and 1878), it was first lit on 10 November 1857 and automated in 1860.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 June 2005.
