Loch Ryan lighthouse also known as Cairn Point Lighthouse was established in 1847 by Alan Stevenson. It is located at Cairn Point, near the northern end of the village of Cairnryan and guards the eastern side of the entrance to Loch Ryan.

Today the lighthouse serves as a vital navigational aid for the busy cross channel ferries between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Built by Alan Stevenson, the lighthouse at Loch Ryan was established in 1847 when there was considerable shipping traffic into the Port of Stranraer.

Loch Ryan (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Rìoghaine, pronounced [l̪ˠɔx ˈrˠiː.ɛɲə]) is a Scottish sea loch that acts as an important natural harbour for shipping, providing calm waters for ferries operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This shore lighthouse guards the E side of the entrance to Loch Ryan from a point just SE of it. It stands on Cairn Point which projects into Loch Ryan from a narrow shelf in front of the main (A77) road; a solid portion on the E side of the lantern constrains the light to seaward.

Loch Ryan Lighthouse is located at Cairn Point, near the northern end of the village of Cairnryan. It guards the eastern side of the entrance to Loch Ryan. Loch Ryan is a huge natural harbour on the northeastern side of the Rhinns of Galloway. It forms a natural shelter for Stranraer, where ferries arrive from and depart to Ireland.

1. Lochryan Lighthouse. Established in 1847, Loch Ryan Lighthouse was created by Alan Stevenson, the lighthouse was automated in 1964. The development of the lighthouse can be correlated to change of operating route by ships at the time.

Lochryan Lighthouse is a Category B listed building in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.

Loch Ryan (Gaelic: Loch Rìoghaine, pronoonced [ɫ̪ɔx r̴iː.ɛɲə]) is a Scots sea loch that acts as an important naitural harbour for shippin, providin calm watters for ferrys operatin atween Scotland an Northren Ireland.

The Loch provides calm waters among other things for the ferries operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland (Belfast and Larne). The lighthouse Cairn Point is situated halfway the north-eastern shore of the Loch at the northern end of the village Cairnryan.

Loch Ryan lighthouse, erected on Cairn Point in 1847 at a cost of £4241, shows a fixed light visible at a distance of 12 nautical miles. The Queen has passed four nights on board the royal yacht in Loch Ryan in 1847 and 1849; and she describes it as 'very fine, the Hills and glens lovely, the loch very large, and the hills very high and wooded.'-