Cat Islands Lighthouse
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Cat Islands LighthouseOpened on the Dingwall and Skye Railway.
Description
This belonged to a series of lights and buoys provided by the Highland Railway to protect steamers from a series of submerged rocks while passing Plockton on the approach to Strome Ferry Pier.
This lighthouse was on the northern of the Cat Islands. It showed red and white light in different sectors.
To the north the Sgeir Golach Beacon (red).
To the east Hawk Rock Buoy and further east Bonadu Sgeir Beacon (red).
Further east the mid channel Birch Rock Buoy and Ulluva Beacon (white).
A vessel approaching Strome Ferry Pier would leave Sgeir Golach Beacon to port, Cat Islands Lighthouse and Hawk Rock Buoy to starboard, then Bonadu Sgeir to port and, avoiding Birch Rock Buoy, leave Ulluva Beacon to starboard.
A chart note 'The light, beacons and buoys are the property of the Highland Railway Company. The light is only shown for the Railway Company's steamers during the fishing season'.
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LighthouseExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
11/09/2019
| Nearby stations Duncraig Plockton Duirinish Stromeferry Kyle of Lochalsh Attadale Strathcarron Achnashellach Glencarron Mallaig Achnasheen Morar Arisaig Beasdale Lochailort | Fernaig Bridge Duirinish Wartime Sidings Loch Kishorn Fabrication Yard Tourist/other Hawk Rock Buoy Sgeir Golach Beacon Plockton Pier Bonadu Sgeir Beacon Duncraig Castle Birch Rock Buoy Ulluva Beacon Plockton Aerodrome Duirinish Lodge Strome Castle Stromeferry Station Hotel North Strome Pier |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
