Rinns of Islay
| Map | |
| Location | Orsay, Rinns of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Kilchoman, United Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata |
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| OS grid | NR1634551414 |
| Coordinates | 55°40′23′′N 6°30′48′′W / 55.6731°N 6.51323°W / 55.6731; -6.51323 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1825 Edit this on Wikidata |
| Built by | Robert Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 31 March 1998 Edit this on Wikidata |
| Height | 29 m (95 ft) Edit this on Wikidata |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1] [2] |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | solar power Edit this on Wikidata |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board Edit this on Wikidata |
| Heritage | category A listed building Edit this on Wikidata |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 46 m (151 ft) Edit this on Wikidata |
| Intensity | 600,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) Edit this on Wikidata |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata |
| Official name | Rinns of Islay |
| Designated | 25 April 1990 |
| Reference no. | 466[3] |
The Rinns of Islay (Scottish Gaelic: Na Roinn Ìleach; alternative English spelling Rhinns of Islay) is an area on the west of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
It is a peninsula that is attached to the main body of the island by a narrow isthmus towards its northern end. The main population centres are Port Charlotte and Portnahaven, based on the A847 that runs along its eastern coast.
It is designated a Special Protection Area due to its importance for a number of breeding and wintering birds, particularly Greenland white-fronted goose and chough. The significance of the area owes much to its wide variety of habitats including bog, moorland, dune grassland, maritime grassland, marsh and extensively-farmed agricultural land.
The Rinns of Islay lighthouse is located on the island of Orsay.
The Rhinns complex, a deformed igneous complex that is considered to form the basement to the Colonsay Group of metasedimentary rocks takes its name from the Rhinns of Islay.
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Argyll and Bute". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Rinns of Islay Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 20 May 2016
- ^ "Rinns of Islay". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
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- Special Protection Area designation
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Map sources for Rinns of Islay
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- Landforms of Islay
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- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Islay and Jura
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