Rhinns Point

Rhinns Point is a cape in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Rhinns Point is situated nearby to the village Port Wemyss, as well as near Portnahaven.

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Rinns Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oversay and Orsay Lighthouse.

Oversay

Island

Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.

Orsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Thomas Keetley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rinns of Islay Lighthouse is situated on the island of Orsay. The structural engineer for the lighthouse was Robert Stevenson and it came into use in 1825.

Portnahaven Church

Church

Photo: Lesley Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Wemyss and Portnahaven.

Port Wemyss

Village

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Port Wemyss is a village.

Portnahaven

Village

Photo: Adrianmckie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. It was founded by Walter Campbell of Shawfield after he purchased the Sunderland estate in 1788 and it was further developed in the 1820s by his son Captain Walter Campbell of Foreland and Sunderland.