This striking right-angled lighthouse tower on a rocky headland to the south of Port Ellen harbor is one of the first sights travelers see when arriving on Islay on the Port Ellen ferry. The lighthouse tower was constructed in 1832 by the Laird of Islay, Walter Frederick Campbell in memory of his wife, Lady Ellinor Campbell who tragically died at the age of 36. She passed the same year the tower was built. During her later years, she struggled greatly with mental illness and it played a role in her…
