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'''Eilean Musdile''' (Mansedale) is an islet, and ] to the south west of ] in the ]. '''Eilean Musdile''' (Mansedale) is an islet, and ] to the south west of ] in the ].


The island lies in the entrance to ], separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/lismore.htm| title=History of Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> It is a low-lying rock, ten acres (4 ha) in size,<ref name=history/> with some grass on it. ] ferries pass close to the island on their way from ] to ]. The island lies in the entrance to ], separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/lismore.htm| title=History of Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> It is a low-lying rock, {{convert|10|acre|ha|abbr=off|spell=in}} in size,<ref name=history/> with some grass on it. ] ferries pass close to the island on their way from ] to ].


The lighthouse was built by ] in 1833 at a cost of £4260<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst10266.html | title=Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=]| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> and initially showed a fixed white light.<ref name=history/> In 1910 most of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lights were changed to ] or ]es but Lismore and ], in the ], were left as the only remaining purely ] in the service.<ref name=history/> The lighthouse was built by ] in 1833 at a cost of £4260<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst10266.html | title=Lismore Lighthouse| publisher=]| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> and initially showed a fixed white light.<ref name=history/> In 1910 most of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lights were changed to ] or ]es but Lismore and ], in the ], were left as the only remaining purely ] in the service.<ref name=history/>


A Standing Stone once stood on the highest point of the island ({{gbmappingsmall|NM779351}}). The {{convert|9|ft|m|sing=on}} monolith appears to have recorded the midwinter sunset{{clarify|date=February 2014}} and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://megalithix.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/eilean-musdile-lismore-argyll/| title=Eilean Musdile Standing Stone| publisher=The Northern Antiquarian| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> A Standing Stone once stood on the highest point of the island ({{gbmappingsmall|NM779351}}). The {{convert|9|ft|m|sing=on}} monolith appears to have recorded the midwinter sunset{{clarify|date=February 2014}} and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://megalithix.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/eilean-musdile-lismore-argyll/| title=Eilean Musdile Standing Stone| publisher=The Northern Antiquarian| accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref>


The skerry of ] lies a short distance to the south west. The skerry of ] lies a short distance to the south west.
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Lighthouse
Lismore Lighthouse
Eilean Musdile
The lighthouse on Eilean Musdile looking north from the Oban to Craignure ferry.
LocationEilean Musdile
Firth of Lorn
Scotland
Coordinates56°27′20.1″N 5°36′26.6″W / 56.455583°N 5.607389°W / 56.455583; -5.607389
Constructed1833
Constructionmasonry tower
AutomatedJune 1965
Height26 metres (85 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keepe's house
Markingswhite tower and lantern, ochre trim
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board
Light
Focal height31 metres (102 ft)
Intensity71,000 candela
Range17 miles (27 km)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

Eilean Musdile (Mansedale) is an islet, and lighthouse to the south west of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides.

The island lies in the entrance to Loch Linnhe, separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across. It is a low-lying rock, ten acres (4.0 hectares) in size, with some grass on it. CalMac ferries pass close to the island on their way from Oban to Mull.

The lighthouse was built by Robert Stevenson in 1833 at a cost of £4260 and initially showed a fixed white light. In 1910 most of the Northern Lighthouse Board's lights were changed to dioptric or Fresnel lenses but Lismore and Fidra, in the Firth of Forth, were left as the only remaining purely catoptric lights in the service.

A Standing Stone once stood on the highest point of the island (NM779351). The 9-foot (2.7 m) monolith appears to have recorded the midwinter sunset and is thought to have been removed during construction of the lighthouse.

The skerry of Lady's Rock lies a short distance to the south west.

See also

Footnotes

  1. Lismore The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 May 2016
  2. Lismore Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 19 May 2016
  3. ^ "History of Lismore Lighthouse". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. "Lismore Lighthouse". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. "Eilean Musdile Standing Stone". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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Scotland
(except principal
island groups)
The Hebrides
Orkney
Shetland
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