Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
The Mull of Kintyre was epitomised by Paul McCartney in his famous song.
When the mist is down this is an eerie place, but when it lifts the view is unsurpassable.
Mull, from the Gaelic Maol, means rounded hill, summit, or mountain, bare of trees and normally implying something which is bare,
dull, or bald. This latter implication could not be further from the truth in this case. Breathtaking, raw or wild would be a more
appropriate description of the Mull with its views over to Northern Ireland and Ailsa Craig.
The lighthouse with its unusually short tower only became automated in 1996. It sits right on the Mull on a 240 foot precipitous cliff
and over the centuries the mist has regularly rolled in making the lighthouse an absolute lifesaver in these treacherous waters. The
lighthouse is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland and offers unique holiday accommodation.
The designer goldsmith ever to the fore, Grant has artistically recreated a favourite place - Oh Mull of Kintyre.
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