Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse is a lighthouse in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse is situated nearby to Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse, as well as near the village Whiting Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Holy Island Outer Light”, “Holy Isle Outer or Pillar Rock Lighthouse”, and “Pillar Rock Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Island and Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse.
Holy Island
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Holy Island is a small island just east of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It's two miles long by half-a-mile mile wide, with a rocky ridge down its spine.
Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiting Bay and Lamlash.
Whiting Bay
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick. Whiting Bay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse.
Lamlash
Village
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Lamlash is a town on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It lies three miles south of the island's main settlement and ferry port Brodick, in a sheltered bay on the island's east coast, facing the Holy Isle. Lamlash is situated 3 miles northwest of Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse.
Strathwhillan
Neighborhood
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Strathwhillan is a tiny community on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is really a suburb of the much larger village of Brodick. There are no amenities to speak of in the area, save for a local guest house. Strathwhillan is situated 5 miles northwest of Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse.
Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.51734° or 55° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
-5.06084° or 5° 3′ 39″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Height
125 feet (38 metres)Operator
Northern Lighthouse BoardOpen location code
9C7PGW8Q+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 972652570OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11610440Wikidata ID
Q26156177
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In Other Languages
“Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Pillar Rock Point”
- French: “Phare de Pillar Rock Point”
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