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Holy Island Inner Lighthouse was built off the Island of Arran in 1877 and was engineered by David and Thomas Stevenson . Holy Island has been owned by the Samye Ling Tibetan Center in Dumfries since 1992. A buddish colony of monks and nuns now live in the lighthouse keeper's accommodations.

Our beautiful picture is from the Northern Lighthouse Board's 1998 calendar.

An exciting book about 31 of the best scottish lighthouses explained in insightful text and magnificent colour photographs is available here.

If you would like to know what it is like to buy a Scottish lighthouse then check out The Last Lighthouse.

You can find more articles in the archive under Lighthouse Beacons From Scotland.