Hynish Trust
Keepers of the Skerryvore Lighthouse Shore Station
News & Events
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Fèill Haoidhnis: a weekend of celebration and craic!
We would like to invite everyone to join us at Hynish for our weekend of celebration! Here is our programme. Friday 29 August Failte! ‘A Life in Lighthouses’: a talk by John Pirie, formerly of the Northern Lighthouse Board. Followed by films from the archive, with Screen Argyll at Skerryvore Studio – BYOB! Dinner (set…
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Àite airson Gnìomhachas: Hynish Calling
Exciting Developments at the Skerryvore Lighthouse Shore Station! There’s a buzz in the air at Hynish, and for good reason. The Shore Station is coming alive: funding applications are in motion, a Rural Tourism Infrastructure grant has been awarded, The Cottage is being transformed for long-term local lease, and the Skerryvore Studio is already sparking…
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Visit Frances Khetrat in the Skerryvore Studio!
Our pilot project has got off to a great start, with Frances Khetrat the current ‘Artist in Situ’ at Morton Boyd Hall. You can meet Frances, watch her working, and admire her mixed media pieces which now hang in this newly formed space. Opening times are 1pm-5pm on We hope she will be joined by…
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Hynish put forward for Islands Programme Funding
Argyll & Bute Council have put the Hynish Trust forward for funding to assist with upgrading work on the Lighthouse Keepers’ Cottages, Upper Square. The Scottish Government announced that Islands Programme funding of £5.3 million would become available for 2025/26 to fund capital projects on inhabited islands. The Lighthouse Keepers’ Cottages are long-term leaseholds, being…
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Get the Hynish Experience at TMF!
Friday 11 – Sunday 13 July Jump aboard the TMF Shuttle Bus and enjoy a free guided tour of Hynish, including the historic Signal Tower, at 11:00am on Friday, Saturday or Sunday during TMF weekend. Shuttle Bus Timetable Depart TMF → Arrive Hynish Depart Hynish → Arrive TMF Tickets Make a Day of It We…
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Funding Success! Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund
The Hynish Trust is delighted to announce that it has received funding through the Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF) to upgrade and make safe the historic Skerryvore Lighthouse Shore Station at Hynish. The planned upgrades will help preserve this unique piece of maritime history and, with the guidance of local landscaping consultant Cameron Smith, redefine…