Welcome to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consists of the first lighthouse built on mainland Scotland and a purpose-built museum. The highlight of a visit is a 45 minute guided tour to Kinnaird Head lighthouse. We are open from Easter to October. The Museum is currently recruiting for new Board members and we are always looking for volunteers.

Disabled access is available to the Museum building but not to the lighthouse itself. There are 74 steps to the top of the lighthouse.

The award winning museum building contains several galleries containing a fabulous nationally Recognised collection of glass lenses, lighting technology and social history artefacts covering the lives of the men and families who guarded Scotland’s coastline for over two hundred years. Our paintings have recently been added to the BBC's Your Paintings project. There are audio-visual displays and interactive exhibits. Our archives are just right for family history. For schools our Education Resources are fully CFE linked and introduce the world of lighthouses through literacy, numeracy, art and science.

The Museum runs regular events, exhibitions and open days. Our next event is Save Our Souls concert on 27th October from 7pm. Our Friends get involved in a variety of projects, this year's project is Under the Sea, click here to see more. We are also supported by our Corporate Friends and Patrons including Scottish Fishermen's Federation. Thank you to all our supporters.

Lighthouses are regularly in the news. 2010 was the Museum's 15th Birthday are honored to have hosted HRH The Princess Royal.

The museum also has a café with windows looking out onto the entrance of the Moray Firth. Whales, dolphins and all manner of bird life can be seen travelling past while you sit in the warmth.

Our shop offers a range of lighthouse books, gifts, prints and postcards, we also have an online shop for visitors unable to travel to us.

The Museum has links with lighthouse organisations accross the world. The Bell Rock Lighthouse was 200 years old this Fedruary. 'The Year of the Light' is Arbroath's celebrations Click here for further information. For further information, research and resources about the Bell Rock click here.

Battered by storms, ravaged by waves, built by Stevenson.