Ardmore, Barra
Coordinates: 57°01′N 7°24′W / 57.01°N 7.40°W
 Ardmore Point Lighthouse | |
| Location |
Ardmore Point Barra Outer Hebrides Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°39′22″N 6°07′43″W / 56.656041°N 6.128611°W |
| Year first constructed | 1958 (first) |
| Year first lit | 2003 (current) |
| Automated | 2003 |
| Deactivated | 2003 (first) |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower with aluminium panels as daymark |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Admiralty number | A4107 |
| NGA number | 4028 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-004 |
| Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] [2] |
Ardmhor (Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhòr) is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project. The ferry service started in spring 2003. A causeway had previously been built linking Eriskay to South Uist. The daily service on the MV Loch Alainn has frequent sailings and takes only 40 minutes compared to 90 minutes for the Castlebay - Lochboisdale service on the larger CalMac ship the MV Clansman. That service was previously the main connection between the islands of Barra and South Uist but was not daily and only formed part of the route from Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale.
Note that the correct location for the port is as follows, rather than at Aird Mhidhinis as shown on some printed Ordnance Survey maps.
See also
References
- ↑ Ardmore Pont The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 May 2016
- ↑ Ardmore Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 21 May 2016
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