” this book is a love-letter to lighthouses, a paean of praise to their fidelity and continual presence in my life.” Donal S. Murray
‘For The Safety Of All’: New Book Reveals The Untold Stories of Scotland’s Lighthouses
Rose Ness On A Sunny Sunday
“Sunday 29th November dawned, with a clear sky and sunshine, so we thought to go somewhere – UP – where we could look about us, and clear our heads. It looked like a day for Rose Ness.”
First Lighthouse At Holyrood Event
The amazing lighthouse sculpture project by cancer charity CLAN, ‘Light The North’, took another step on its journey at an event in the Scottish Parliament.
Orkney Artists Called on to ‘Light the North’ for CLAN Cancer Charity
Each lighthouse will be individually designed and painted by some of the region’s most talented artists
‘A lighthouse signifies hope’: CLAN’s Big Fundraiser
To raise significant funds for their future work CLAN are aiming to Light the North with a sculptural trail.
Celebrating the Engineering of Scotland’s Lighthouses
Some of the most iconic features of Scotland’s coasts are the many lighthouses that were so crucial in preventing shipwrecks, saving lives and goods.
Photo of the day by Petra Jochen Bruckhaus
Readers if wish shared their photographs they can send them to fiona@theorkneynews.scot
The Western Isles – Or There and Back Again VI
“On the way to Tarbert, we stopped for a woodland walk which includes Loch na h’Aibhne Ruaidhe”
Sule Skerry: Part 2
The lighthouse the erection of which by the Northern Lighthouse Commissioners was begun in the year 1892 is situated on the highest part of the island
Sule Skerry: Part One
The position of Sule Skerry is put down as 59 degrees 4′ 45″ north latitude, and 4 degrees 24′ west longitude.
