Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse

Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse is a lighthouse in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse is situated near Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse, as well as near the village Whiting Bay.

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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: 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.

Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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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… Whiting Bay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse.

Lamlash

Village

Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamlash is a town on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Lamlash is situated 3 miles northwest of Holy Isle Outer Lighthouse.

Strathwhillan

Neighborhood

Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strathwhillan is a tiny community on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. 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
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Latitude

55.51734° or 55° 31′ 2″ north

Longitude

-5.06084° or 5° 3′ 39″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Height

125 feet (38 metres)

Operator

Northern Lighthouse Board

Open location code

9C7PGW8Q+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 972652570

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

11610440

Wikidata 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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Prospecthill and Cordon.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Point House and Summer Cottage.

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