 Gypsy point looking over to Little Ross Island, showing its two lighthouses | |
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| Location | Little Ross Island Kirkcudbright Dumfries and Galloway Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| OS grid | NX6595543196 |
| Coordinates | 54°45′56″N 4°05′05″W / 54.765671°N 4.084695°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1843 |
| Designed by | Alan Stevenson  |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1961 |
| Height | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Range | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5 s |
Little Ross is a 29-acre (12-hectare) island with a lighthouse[2] on the Solway Coast south of the town of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, Scotland.[3][4] It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig. The island can only be accessed by private boat or helicopter. Its sole electricity is supplied by solar panels and a small wind turbine.[3] The island is well known for the murder of one of its lighthouse keepers, Hugh Clark.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (30 June 2018). "Lighthouses of Southwestern Scotland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Dorman, Mark (2017-07-17). "An entire Scottish island is on sale for just £325k - but it has a disturbing past". Yahoo! Finance.
- ^ a b Christie, Sophie (2017-07-17). "Idyllic Scottish island up for sale for just £325k – but it has a chilling past". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Little Ross lighthouse island up for sale". BBC News. 2017-07-14.