Mull of Galloway
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The Mull of Galloway ( Template:Gbmapping)is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Dumfries and Galloway in the traditional county of Wigtownshire.
A lighthouse is positioned at the point (Latitude 54° 38.1’N Longitude 04° 51.4’W). Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is 26 metres high and has a range of 28 miles.
The Mull has one of the last remaining sections of natural coastal habitat on the Galloway coast and as such supports a wide variety of plant and animal species. It is now a nature reserve managed by the RSPB.
External link
- Area website (http://www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk/)
- Webcam of the views from the lighthouse (http://www.nlb.org.uk/mullofgallwebcam.htm)Template:UKS-geo-stub