The lighthouse faces the east coast of the Isle of Arran at the south entrance of Lamlash Baywas and was built in 1877 by David and Thomas Stevenson.
The lighthouse was fully automated in 1977.
The lighthouse was fully automated in 1977.
The Prince Madog is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built research vessel commissioned by Bangor University using a £3.5 million Joint Infrastructure Fund grant. The vessel is managed and operated by O.S.Energy, delivered and in service since July 2001.
The Prince Madog enables the UK's marine scientists to study the biology, chemistry, geology and physics of our seas. Designed to take up to ten scientists and 20 students. The School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor and other university departments in the UK also use the vessel as a teaching platform, training the next generation of marine scientists.
SAAC MCKINNON (IMO 9364100) is a /Well boat ship built in 2006 and is sailing under the flag of Norway. She has an overall length (LOA) of 57 meters and a width (beam) of 12 meters. Her summer deadweight capacity is 1,250 tonnes.