Mull of Galloway
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The Mull of Galloway (Template:Langx, Template:IPA; Template:Gbmapping) is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula, also being the most southerly hill.
The Mull has one of the last remaining sections of natural coastal habitat on the Galloway coast and as such supports a wide variety of plant and animal species. It is now a nature reserve managed by the RSPB. Mull means rounded headland or promontory.
The Mull of Galloway Trail, one of Scotland's Great Trails, is a Template:Convert long-distance footpath that runs from the Mull of Galloway via Stranraer to Glenapp near Ballantrae, where the trail links with the Ayrshire Coastal Path.<ref name=sgt-mog>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lighthouse
An active lighthouse is positioned at the point. Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is Template:Convert high. The light is Template:Convert above sea level and has a range of Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The lighthouse and lighthouse keepers' houses are designated as a Category A listed building.<ref>Template:Historic Environment Scotland</ref>
During World War II, on 8 June 1944 at 7.30 pm, a French member of the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), Cladius Echallier, died by striking the Lighthouse in a Beaufighter, while making a low landfall from the Irish Sea.<ref>The Forgotten Pilots, Lettice Curtis, Page 153</ref>
The lighthouse is now automatic, and an old outhouse has been converted into a visitor centre, run by the South Rhins Community Development Trust, a group of local people and businesses. In 2013 there was a community buyout and the Mull of Galloway Trust purchased land and buildings, with the exception of the tower, from Northern Lighthouse Board.
In 2004 a new café was built at the Mull of Galloway, called the "Gallie Craig". Its design incorporates into the landscape with a turf roof, giving views across to Northern Ireland and southwards to the Isle of Man.
See also
- List of extreme points of the United Kingdom
- List of lighthouses in Scotland
- List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
- Dunnet Head - Scotland's most northerly point on the mainland
- Corrachadh Mòr - Scotland's most westerly point on the mainland
- Keith Inch - Scotland's most easterly point on the mainland
References
External links
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- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Area website
- Webcam of the views from the lighthouse
- Profile on VisitScotland website
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