Bunessan
Bunessan
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 Bunessan village viewed from the road to Fionnphort | |
  Bunessan Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| Population | 300 (approx.) |
| OS grid reference | NM381217 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF MULL |
| Postcode district | PA67 |
| Dialling code | 01681 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| Location | Gray Islands Bunessan Isle of Mull Argyll and Bute Scotland United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 56°20′34″N 6°16′22″W / 56.342770°N 6.272858°W |
| Constructed | 1901 (first) |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Automated | 2001 |
| Height | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with aluminium panels as daymark |
| Markings | white tower |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2001 (current) |
| Deactivated | 2001 (first) |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 6s. |
Bunessan (Scottish Gaelic: Bun Easain) is a small village on the Ross of Mull in the south-west of the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon,[2] and is situated on the A849.[3]
Community
The village population is about 300, including the surrounding areas of Millbrae, Fountainhead and Ardtun. A village hall is used for dances throughout the year. The primary school for the Ross of Mull is found in Bunessan.
Economy
Business has included crofting, a mill (now home to the Ross of Mull Historical Centre), weaving and a small fishing fleet, up to the end of the 20th century. Bunessan village has one hotel, The Argyll Arms (the only pub in the area), one grocery shop and a craft shop.
The village still has a thriving lobster fishery. Some of the largest lobsters in the west coast of Scotland can be found at the top[clarification needed] of Loch Scridain, in an area known as "The Pool".
Hymn tune
Bunessan lends its name to a hymn tune, originally associated with the Christmas carol "Child in the Manger", then later with hymn "Morning Has Broken".
Lighthouse
Bunessan lighthouse is located on a skerry of Gray Island in the entrance to Loch na Lathaich and the harbour of Bunessan. The present lighthouse is a metal skeletal tower covered by white aluminium panel as day mark and the light on the top. The light emits a white or red flash, depending on the direction every 6 seconds.
See also
References
- ^ Bunessan Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 May 2016
- ^ "Details of Bunessan". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "A849". Sabre. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- Canmore - Mull, Bunessan, Kilvickeon Church site record
- Canmore - Mull, An Caisteal site record
- Canmore - Mull, Bunessan site record
- Canmore - Mull, Sheepknowe Cottage site record
- Canmore - Mull, Bunessan, Mill Brae site record
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Closeup of the lighthouse
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