Eilean a' Chuirn lighthouse

Eilean a' Chùirn Lighthouse was built in 1907 by the Northern Lighthouse Board, following designs by David Alan Stevenson and Charles Stevenson. The lighthouse stands on a raised concrete base and features an octagonal concrete tower that is 11 metres high, topped with a metal gallery. The tower has a cast iron lantern with a conical roof, triangular storm panes, and astragal bars. The entire structure is painted white, and it has an LED light that emits three white flashes every 18 seconds, with a visibility range of 5 nautical miles.

Access to the interior is through a wooden door, while the exterior balcony can be reached via an external metal ladder. Two solar panels are mounted on one of the concrete faces, although these are excluded from the listing.

Inside, the lighthouse is divided into two areas. The lower section contains battery banks and has a small square window. An internal metal ladder leads up to the upper section, which houses the LED light in the lantern.

The Northern Lighthouse Board announced in 1906 that Messrs D&J Macdougall from Oban would lay the foundations for this minor light at Eilean a' Chùirn. The lighthouse became operational in 1907, marking the southeastern corner of Islay and the southern approaches to the Sound of Islay. Before its conversion to solar power in 2002, the lighthouse was originally powered by acetylene gas, which required a significant maintenance program due to the remote locations of many of Scotland's lighthouses.