Museum

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses consists of the first lighthouse built on mainland Scotland and a purpose-built museum housing artefacts donated by the Northern Lighthouse Board and the general public. It is open all year. Click here for opening times and admission charges and how to donate an artefact to the Museum.

The highlight of a visit to the museum is a 45 minute guided tour to Kinnaird Head Lighthouse. The building has a paraffin store, living quarters and within the tower it houses the largest type of lighthouse lens ever made in its upper light room.

The museum building contains several galleries displaying a fabulous 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. There are audio-visual displays and interactive exhibits that will engage you both in science and history. Click here to find out more about the history of lighthouses in Scotland, our collections or how you can become a Friend of the Museum.

• Opening Times
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• Cafe

• History
• Collections
• Friends
• Donations

For further information please email info@lighthousemuseum.org.uk or phone 01346 511022.