On the 8th of June 1772 in Glasgow, Jean Lillie Stevenson – the wife of Alan Stevenson, a partner in a West Indies sugar trading business – gave birth to a son, Robert Stevenson. Sadly for young Robert, his father died when the boy was only two years old,...
This week, the Mull of Galloway Trust and the Northern Lighthouse Board have been very happy to host a visit by Mr Hideki Noguchi, the Chair of the Digital Technologies Committee of the IALA (International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse...
The 6th of June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces mounted the largest amphibious invasion the world has ever witnessed. In 1944 Operation Overlord saw over 5,000 ships and landing craft set down more than 130,000 troops on five Normandy...
Many lighthouses – particularly those designed and built by Stevenson – used to have a sundial somewhere in the lighthouse grounds. The lighthouse at the Mull of Galloway was no different but the plinth holding the sundial has been empty for many a year....
The Board of Trustees would like to thank everyone who came along to the Mull of Galloway on 4th July to celebrate ten years since the community buy out, particularly to all our supporters over the last 10 years – staff, residents, visitors, holidaymakers and...
Mike Bullock, Chief Executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board, discusses the mission and history of this fascinating organisation in this online event from the National Library of Scotland. Northern Lighthouse Board has provided a vital safety service to mariners...
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