Bunessan

Bunessan
Scottish Gaelic: *Bun Easain*
Bunessan Scottish Gaelic: Bun Easain;
	; Bunessan village viewed from the road to Fionnphort
	Bunessan Location within Argyll and Bute
Population	107 (1961)
OS grid reference	NM381217
Civil parish	Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon;
Council area	Argyll and Bute;
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF MULL
Postcode district	PA67
Dialling code	01681
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute;
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute;
Bunessan Lighthouse; Eileanan Liathanaitch; Gray Islands
Coordinates	56°20′34″N 6°16′22″W / 56.342770°N 6.272858°W
Constructed	1901 (first)
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	5 metres (16 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower with aluminium panels as daymark
Markings	white tower
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board
First lit	2001 (current)
Automated	2001
Deactivated	2001 (first)
Focal height	12 metres (39 ft)
Range	8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) (white), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) (red)
Characteristic	Fl WR 6s.
	List of places UK Scotland 56°18′58″N 6°14′06″W / 56.316°N 6.235°WCoordinates: 56°18′58″N 6°14′06″W / 56.316°N 6.235°W

Bunessan (Scottish Gaelic: Bun Easain) is a small village on the Ross of Mull in the south-west of the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon,^[2] and is situated on the A849.^[3]

Community[]

In 1961 it had a population of 107.^[2] A village hall is used for dances throughout the year. The primary school for the Ross of Mull is found in Bunessan.

Economy[]

Business has included crofting, a mill (now home to the Ross of Mull Historical Centre), weaving and a small fishing fleet, up to the end of the 20th century. The village still has a lobster fishery.^[4]

Bunessan village has one hotel, The Argyll Arms (the only pub in the area), one grocery shop and a craft shop.

Hymn tune[]

Bunessan lends its name to a hymn tune, originally associated with the Christmas carol "Child in the Manger", then later with hymn "Morning Has Broken".

Lighthouse[]

Bunessan lighthouse is located on a skerry of Gray Island in the entrance to Loch na Lathaich and the harbour of Bunessan. The present lighthouse is a metal skeletal tower covered by white aluminium panel as day mark and the light on the top. The light emits a white or red flash, depending on the direction every 6 seconds.

References[]

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Argyll and Bute". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Details of Bunessan". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "A849". Sabre. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Bunessan: Argyll and Bute". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

External links[]

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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Argyll and Bute". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[:Details-2] "Details of Bunessan". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[3] "A849". Sabre. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[4] "Bunessan: Argyll and Bute". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

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v t Isle of Mull
Main settlements	Tobermory Bunessan Craignure Dervaig Fionnphort Salen
Smaller settlements	Achleck Ardalanish Ardtun Aridhglas Calgary Croggan Fishnish Kintra Knockan Lochbuie Pennyghael Tiroran Uisken Ulva Ferry
Geographical features	Ben More Carsaig Arches Carsaig Bay Eas na Dabhaich Loch Scridain Ross of Mull
History and architecture	Duart Castle Glengorm Castle Knocknafenaig Maclean of Duart Shiaba St Kenneth's Chapel Suidhe Torosay Castle
Local culture and economy	Balamory Camas Tuath Colin MacIntyre Isle of Mull Railway Mull Little Theatre Tobermory Single Malt Ulva in literature
Surrounding islands	Calve Island Dubh Artach Eorsa Erraid Gometra Inch Kenneth Iona Little Colonsay Samalan Island Skerryvore Staffa Torran Rocks Treshnish Isles Ulva