Mull of Galloway - Part 2

 

Before you read on, have you seen part 1? Pop on over and check it out by clicking here > Mull of Galloway - Part 1

If you didn't read part 1, in short, these are photos taken on our holiday to the Rhinns of Galloway in August 2022. We took Baker camping for his 10th birthday and stayed in the North of the peninsula, one day travelling the short 26 miles down to Mull of Galloway, Scotland's most Southernly point.
Mull of Galloway boasts spectacular views from all perspectives with visibility of Cumbria, The Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, a beautiful just-shy-of 200-year-old Lighthouse and abundant wildlife. 
It is one of my favourite places I've ever been and I appreciate those who work so hard to keep the natural landscape safe and thriving.
See below for photos of the second half of our walk around the circular trail including the lighthouse and Gallie Craig.


The first three blog posts in this series can be found here:
Bruce's Stone, Loch Trool
North Rhinns Camping, Stranraer
Mull of Galloway - Part 1

Mull of Galloway lighthouse is a striking white lighthouse standing 26 meters tall, 99 meters above sea level and of course on the most Southernly point in Scotland. Dating back to 1830 it is nearing 200 years old and has evidently been impeccably kept, with only one main disaster when an aircraft collided with the lighthouse stores building during WW2. 
Something I found particularly interesting is who designed and built the lighthouse, famous engineer Robert Stevenson, grandfather of writer Robert Louis Stevenson! It cost £9,000 to build back then which is estimated to be around £9 million these days which is unfathomable.
Still a working lighthouse it no longer requires a keeper as it has been automated since 1988 and also no longer has a working fog horn. You can see it off the edge of the cliff, down below the lighthouse  (about one of the only things I apparently didn't take a photo of!) though the sound is turned off. 

Another standout 'attraction' of sorts is the signpost which displays distances to related places.
As you can see from this point we were:
113 miles from Edinburgh
318 miles from Lands End
37 miles from Douglas
285 miles from John O' Groats
293 miles from London
42 miles from Belfast
2800 miles from Senegal (where the Gannet population head to over Winter) 

Following the trail around to the West you get views over to Northern Ireland then come upon Gallie Craig. Gallie Craig translates from Gaelic to 'craggy rock'. This cliff edge is dubbed 'Foxes Rattle' being home for many years to a family of foxes! 
We may not have seen any foxes but we did get to see seagulls, cormorants and another juvenile Stonechat! Keep an eye out for the next post from this holiday as we may have encountered some Gannets elsewhere later this day...

Until next time!