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Eilean Glas Lighthouse (page 4)

"The last Great Auk in Scotland was captured here in 1821".
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Most prominent is the newer lighthouse, with its red and white markings, which is now fully automated.
This plaque sits above the doorway to the house occupied by Alexander Reid the first lightkeeper at Eilean Glas Lighthouse.
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"One of the first four lighthouses in Scotland. Begun in 1787 the lamp was first lit on October 10th 1789."
Eilean Glas Lighthouse has 2 blocks of accommodation which were added along with the new tower in 1824-26.
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