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An Gobhann

Coastal Feature, Headland, Point in Argyllshire

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An Gobhann

Standby generator on Torr Mor, Mull of Kintyre To supply electricity to the communication masts on Torr Mor but it is obviously open to the elements so it might be an ex-standby generator
Standby generator on Torr Mor, Mull of Kintyre Credit: wrobison

An Gobhann, also known as The Forge, is a prominent coastal feature located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is a headland that juts out into the sea, forming a distinct point along the rugged coastline. An Gobhann offers breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape, characterized by steep cliffs, rocky shores, and the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.

The headland is named after its historical association with ironworking, as the Gaelic word "gobhann" translates to "forge" in English. In the past, this area was known for its iron ore deposits, and it was a significant site for blacksmithing and metalworking. Although the ironworking industry has long ceased to exist, the name An Gobhann still pays homage to this historical legacy.

Visitors to An Gobhann can enjoy a variety of activities. The headland offers ample opportunities for hiking and walking along the stunning coastal path, which allows visitors to explore the diverse flora and fauna of the area. The rugged cliffs also provide a perfect vantage point for birdwatching, as numerous seabirds can be spotted nesting and soaring above the waves.

The surrounding waters of An Gobhann are favored by anglers, who can try their luck at catching a variety of fish species, including mackerel, cod, and pollack. Additionally, the rocky shoreline is a haven for marine life, making it a popular spot for snorkeling and diving enthusiasts.

Overall, An Gobhann is a captivating coastal feature that offers a rich blend of natural beauty, historical significance, and recreational opportunities. It is a must-visit destination for those seeking to immerse themselves in the stunning Scottish coastline.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 55.297605/-5.7867814 or Grid Reference NR5906. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Standby generator on Torr Mor, Mull of Kintyre To supply electricity to the communication masts on Torr Mor but it is obviously open to the elements so it might be an ex-standby generator
Standby generator on Torr Mor, Mull of Kintyre
To supply electricity to the communication masts on Torr Mor but it is obviously open to the elements so it might be an ex-standby generator
Access Road to Lighthouse Rugged coastal area with sea view in distance.
Access Road to Lighthouse
Rugged coastal area with sea view in distance.
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse and further afield A view down to the lighthouse at the Mull of Kintyre with a view across the North Channel to Rathlin Island and the Antrim coastline.
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse and further afield
A view down to the lighthouse at the Mull of Kintyre with a view across the North Channel to Rathlin Island and the Antrim coastline.
Ballinamoill A property just off the twisting road down to Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse. For a view of the building prior to renovation, see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1792399">NR5908 : Building at Mull of Kintyre</a>
Ballinamoill
A property just off the twisting road down to Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse. For a view of the building prior to renovation, see NR5908 : Building at Mull of Kintyre
'Harvey's Acres' Labelled as a sheepfold on the 1:25,000 scale map, a fellow Geograph contributor has provided the name of 'Harvey's Acres' for this structure. Certainly the furthest enclosure in the structure could hold sheep, but the thinner sections may have been destined to provide shelter for growing potatoes and other vegetables for those stationed at the lighthouse.
'Harvey's Acres'
Labelled as a sheepfold on the 1:25,000 scale map, a fellow Geograph contributor has provided the name of 'Harvey's Acres' for this structure. Certainly the furthest enclosure in the structure could hold sheep, but the thinner sections may have been destined to provide shelter for growing potatoes and other vegetables for those stationed at the lighthouse.
Thistles by the foghorn Thistles growing by the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse foghorn.
Thistles by the foghorn
Thistles growing by the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse foghorn.
Six-spot Burnet Moth on Common Vetch Several lethargic examples were in vegetation near the disused foghorn.
Six-spot Burnet Moth on Common Vetch
Several lethargic examples were in vegetation near the disused foghorn.
The foghorn, Mull of Kintyre The foghorn just down from the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse buildings. A vessel passes north up the North Channel and the view extends to Rathlin Island and Fair Head, Antrim.
The foghorn, Mull of Kintyre
The foghorn just down from the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse buildings. A vessel passes north up the North Channel and the view extends to Rathlin Island and Fair Head, Antrim.
From Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse: looking north The rugged coastline north of the light; in the distance, McArthur's Head on Islay and neighbouring Jura can be noted.
From Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse: looking north
The rugged coastline north of the light; in the distance, McArthur's Head on Islay and neighbouring Jura can be noted.
Swamped by Bracken Much of the Mull of Kintyre is covered by dense Bracken growth.
Swamped by Bracken
Much of the Mull of Kintyre is covered by dense Bracken growth.
Old Milestone by track to Mull lighthouse Milestone by the UC road, in parish of Southend (Kintyre District), 0.2 miles below locked gate and parking area, high on banking, East side of road. Inscription reads:- LIGHT-HOUSE 1 MILE Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: AB_CTKT15
Old Milestone by track to Mull lighthouse
Milestone by the UC road, in parish of Southend (Kintyre District), 0.2 miles below locked gate and parking area, high on banking, East side of road. Inscription reads:- LIGHT-HOUSE 1 MILE Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: AB_CTKT15
Road to the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse As noted elsewhere (e.g. <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1542762">NR5908 : Sign at the end of public road at Mull of Kintyre</a>) visitors to the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse need to leave their cars at the locked gate and proceed along the last mile or so on foot - steeply downhill. Several pedestrians can be seen winding their way across this upper section of road.
Road to the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
As noted elsewhere (e.g. NR5908 : Sign at the end of public road at Mull of Kintyre) visitors to the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse need to leave their cars at the locked gate and proceed along the last mile or so on foot - steeply downhill. Several pedestrians can be seen winding their way across this upper section of road.
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse Looking out to a stormy Atlantic Ocean.
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
Looking out to a stormy Atlantic Ocean.
Road to the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
Road to the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
Ruins of signal station at Tòrr na Lice Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Ruins of signal station at Tòrr na Lice
Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Ruins of semaphore tower base Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Ruins of semaphore tower base
Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Foundations of signal station Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Foundations of signal station
Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Ruins of signal station at Tòrr na Lice Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://maps.nls.uk/view/75721327#zoom=5&lat=4761&lon=9667&layers=BT">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/38216/mull-of-kintyre-lighthouse-lower-horn-house">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
Ruins of signal station at Tòrr na Lice
Over the cliffs near Tòrr na Lice, the ruins of a semaphore signal station — Maps.nls.uk. (2022). View map: Argyll and Bute sheet CCLXIV (includes: Southend) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. Close to but separate from the Lower Horn House, the location for the mull of Kintyre fog horn — Canmore.org.uk. (2022). Mull Of Kintyre, Lighthouse, Lower Horn House | Canmore. [online] Available at: LinkExternal link [Accessed 24 May 2022]. The foundations of an obvious observation shelter and the rusty base of the semaphore tower remain. The semaphore was used for ship to shore communication on the transatlantic routes before radio telegraph to enable rapid tramsmission of progress to Lloyds of London. ‌ ‌
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An Gobhann is located at Grid Ref: NR5906 (Lat: 55.297605, Lng: -5.7867814)

Unitary Authority: Argyll and Bute

Police Authority: Argyll and West Dunbartonshire

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