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| Photos on this page are courtesy of Kepguru, Lighthouse News, chensiyuan at Wikimedia Commons, DesktopWallpaperHD, MLive.com, ThundaFunda, FreeWallpapers |
| A Light That Guides |
| The Lismore lighthouse, pictured above, is one of the most scenic lighthouses in Scotland. It's located on an islet just off the coast of the Isle of Lismore. Constructed in 1833, the lighthouse protects shipping lanes that port to the Inner and Outer Hebrides, as well as, access to the Caledonian Canal. Robert Selkirk, a descendant of castaway Alexander Selkirk, was the first lightkeeper. Lismore was a rock station, relieved fortnightly, with four lightkeepers stationed there. The men had six weeks' duty, followed by two weeks ashore. In 1910, most of the area's lighthouses were changed to a dioptric lens, but Lismore and Fidra were left as the only remaining purely catoptric lights in service. The lightkeepers were withdrawn in 1965, when the lighthouse was converted to automatic operation. A beautiful structure - in a magnificent setting - the lighthouse attracts photographers from all over the world. The Isle of Lismore was home to my Carmichael and McCormick ancestors. The photographs on this page were taken in Scotland, England, Canada, the United States, Norway and Australia. |
| Please don't use the 'Send page' feature of your computer to send this entire page in an e-mail message or document format. If you'd like to share it, please just send the link. The link to this page is: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Lighthouse.html |
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| There is a light that guides us through the darkest days. Losing sight of it isn't an indication that it has been extinguished, only that we may no longer be looking for it. -- Herbert Morales |
| I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being. -- Hafiz |
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| A sacred place dwells within our hearts, where dreams are born and secrets sleep...a mystical refuge of darkness and light, fear and conquest, challenge and transformation. Our hearts speak for our souls, the whispering beat repeats a simple refrain - begin. Begin, again. -- Royce Addington |
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| The greatest discoveries are those that shed light unto ourselves. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| If you lend your light to one person, then he or she can shine it on another and another and another. When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. -- Oprah Winfrey |
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| We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. -- Ben Sweetland |
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| LINKS: 1961 Film of Lismore Lightkeepers Transferring Shifts Five of the Most Beautiful Lighthouses in Scotland Land of Green Gables: Lighthouse Photos |
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