Hyskeir Lighthouse, Lighthouse in Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Hyskeir Lighthouse is a white cylindrical tower standing on a small rocky island in the Inner Hebrides. It rises 39 meters and displays a black lantern room with ochre-colored trim at the top.
Engineers David and Charles Stevenson designed this lighthouse in 1904 to guide ships through the southern Minch waterway. The tower was later automated, removing the need for keepers to live on this remote island.
Peter Hill documented his experiences at this remote station in his book Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper.
The Northern Lighthouse Board in Edinburgh manages this automated structure remotely, and it produces three white flashes every thirty seconds to guide passing vessels. The rocky island is difficult to reach and visits require special permission.
Lighthouse keepers created a one-hole golf course on the rocky terrain as a way to pass time at this isolated posting. This quirky feature earned television coverage before the station became fully automated in 1997.
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