Rubha nan Gall
Rubha nan Gall lighthouse is located north of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull beside the Sound of Mull. The name means "Stranger's Point" in Scottish Gaelic.Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Lighthouse, Rubha Nan Gall, Mull” and “Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mull Museum and Calve Island.
Mull Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mull Museum is situated 1 mile south of Rubha nan Gall.
Calve Island
Island
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calve Island is an uninhabited low-lying island off the east coast of the Isle of Mull in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. A whitewashed farmhouse with substantial outbuildings stands on the western shore, used as a summer residence. Calve Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rubha nan Gall.
Tobermory High School
School
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tobermory High School is the only secondary school on the Isle of Mull. It is located in Tobermory, at the northern end of the island. Its feeder primary schools are at Tobermory, Salen, Dervaig, Lochdon, and Ulva Ferry. Tobermory High School is situated 1 mile south of Rubha nan Gall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tobermory and Bonnavoulin.
Tobermory
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tobermory is the main settlement on the island of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It has the most accommodation and other amenities, and is the obvious base for visiting the island.
Bonnavoulin
Village
Bonnavoulin or Bunavullin is a village on the Morvern peninsula in the Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the northern terminus of the B849, it is about 10 miles from Lochaline and on the eastern shore of the Sound of Mull opposite the isle of Mull and is in the Highland Council area. Bonnavoulin is situated 4 miles southeast of Rubha nan Gall.
Kilchoan
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchoan is a village on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, beside the Sound of Mull in Lochaber, Highland. It is the most westerly village in mainland Britain, although several tiny hamlets lie further west on the peninsula. Kilchoan is situated 4½ miles north of Rubha nan Gall.
Rubha nan Gall
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.63867° or 56° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.06623° or 6° 3′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C8MJWQM+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 986424727OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q15197700
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Rubha nan Gall” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Rubha nan Gall”
- French: “Phare de Rubha nan Gall”
- Irish: “Rubha nan Gall”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tobermory Golf Club and Argyll College UHI - Tobermory Learning Centre.
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