Bill Gault and his colleagues in Shetland were Scotland's last lighthouse keepers When Bill Gault and his colleagues locked up Fair Isle South Lighthouse on Shetland 25 years ago it signalled the ...

Take any far point of Scotland and you'll find a lighthouse. In the North-East it's Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, the first to be built by the Northern Lighthouse Board back in 1787. Constructed on ...

With an incredible coastline and over 900 islands, it's no surprise that Scotland has its fair share of lighthouses. Striking structures built to weather any storm as well as the attentions of the ...

Here’s 10 of the best. If you want to learn what life was really like for Scotland’s lighthouse keepers then Kinnaird Head is the place to go. The lighthouse, which was the first built on ...

Visit iconic lighthouses like Neist Point and Girdle Ness, and explore the historic Wallace Monument and Doune Castle. Scotland’s beauty awaits your discovery! Penn State wrestler who made ...

Ayr United takes its moniker from a 1791 Robert Burns line: ‘Auld Ayr, wham ne’er a toun surpasses ... The roads in this part of Scotland are so beautiful and full of distractions as to ...

at Fraserburgh's Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, lit the flame for Conor's nostalgic idea. "I met quite a lot of keepers and took their portrait and talked to them," he told BBC Scotland News.

The Stevenson family saved countless thousands of lives off the coast of Scotland with their network of hundreds of lighthouses — and their designs made life safer for sailors around the globe.

The workers maintain and operate Scotland’s lighthouses, beacons and buoys at sea. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite’s NLB members have been left with no option but to take ...

transcript Mechanical engineers found an old glass bottle with a message in a cavity in a wall at Corsewall Lighthouse in southwest Scotland. “Oh, oh, oh. Yeah, it’s got proper [unclear ...

Mr Gault had been a lighthouse keeper for 32 years and was based at 22 different stations across Scotland during his career. His duties ranged from maintaining the lights to polishing the ...

Lighthouse workers who help ensure vessels pass safely through Scottish waters are downing tools for the first time in a dispute over pay. Around 40 Unite members employed by Northern Lighthouse ...