Skerryvore Lighthouse, Tiree is a Grade A listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Lighthouse.

Skerryvore Lighthouse, Tiree

WRENN ID
tenth-rafter-river
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
20 July 1971
Type
Lighthouse
OS grid reference
NL 840 262
Coordinates
56.32318, -7.1134
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Skerryvore Lighthouse, built between 1838 and 1844 by Alan Stevenson, is constructed from ashlar stone. It features a balustraded walkway around the lantern and has a revolving light. The lenses were made by M. Francois in Paris, and the machinery was supplied by John Milne in Edinburgh.

Local climate

Skerryvore Lighthouse, Tiree sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,470 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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