#corsewall

[adramofoutlander]

Breathtaking. #Repost @visitscotland with @repostapp ・・・ We love this picture of the coast at Corsewall in Dumfries & Galloway that @nicksilversteinphotography has shared #Corsewall #coast #DumfriesandGalloway #dgwgo #lovedandg #waves #Scotland #LoveScotland #VisitScotland #ScotSpirit

[pharology101]

LOTD: Corsewall

~sorry for delay - meant for January 31st, 2023~

(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/sctsw.htm)

Corsewall

1817 (Robert Stevenson). Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); five white flashes every 30 s. 34 m (112 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to 2-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with buff trim; lantern painted black. The keeper's house has been converted into a small hotel. A photo by Mary and Angus Hogg is below (note that the Irish coast is on the horizon to the left of the lighthouse), W.F. Millar has a good photo, Trabas has an excellent closeup photo by Eckhard Meyer, Wikimedia has several photos, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This is the landfall light for ferries from Larne and Belfast to Stranraer. In early 2008 the lighthouse and hotel were listed for sale. The hotel was purchased late in 2020 by an English couple, John Harris and Helen Mason; they have renovated and reopened the hotel and may offer tours for the public. Located on the northern tip of the Rhins of Galloway about 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Kirkholm. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Northern Lighthouse Board. Site manager: Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel . ARLHS SCO-052; Admiralty A4604; NGA 4796.

(photo found here; ©Mary and Angus Hogg)

[solwaycoastwise]

Bloody Rocks

Bloody Rock, Bloody Slouch and Bloody Neuk are coastal place names  that might inspire gory tales for Halloween. Both Bloody Rock and Bloody Slouch are found close together on the rugged coast west of Corsewall Lighthouse. When Ordnance Survey surveyors quizzed locals about the meaning of Bloody Slouch in the 1840s they noted “the name is said to arise from the circumstance the farmers bleeding their cattle [in] this place”. 

Slouch, like Slock and Slunk, is a name used to describe a creek or gully and a close inspection of the geology reveals blood coloured rocks.

The surveyor inquiring about the meaning of Bloody Neuk close to St Ninian’s Cave could not ascertain why the name was given. Again the it would appear the appearance of the rocks was the inspiration although this time it is the red algae growing on the damp rocks that provide the colour.

Butchers Cave on the shore at Back Bay, Monreith is not shown on any maps but is a name held in the oral tradition. The walls of the cave appear to be dripping with blood but it is the red and green algae that provide the unsettling effect.

[scotianostra]

Red Skies over Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel by Dooj Brawls

[scottish-stuff-blog]

Stay in a lighthouse at Corsewall Lighthouse in Southwest Scotland near Loch Ryan