Rhue Lighthouse (3m North)

Rhue is a very short drive or walk 2.5 miles north on the A835. Once you take the turn off the A835 it goes to single track (there is a fair bit of loose gravel motorcycles watch the middle of the road) where it twists and bends until you get to the point where there is small parking space where you can enjoy the view.

Walking: for people that want to walk the shoreline from Ullapool to Rhue - From Ullapool, cross over the river and follow the shoreline, which can be rough going at times. The footpath continues on crossing a burn to the lighthouse. Return either by the same route or the A835 (which can be very busy). via walking scotland

Once at the car park you can take a walk down towards the lighthouse, if it has been raining this can get a bit boggy so adequate footwear is recommend.

Fishing off the rocks at Rhue is a great way to relax and enjoy the view towards the summer isles, just take some midge repellent if there is no breeze.

Rhue is a great place to take photos, you can get some stunning sunsets and general landscape / seascapes.



A bit about Rhue


Rhue derives from An Rubha which means "headland" in Gaelic. The full name of the area is "RudhaCadail" which in Gaelic means "the Point (ie headland) of the Sleepy People". Legend has it that the name came from sailors found asleep but quite unharmed on the rocks (where the lighthouse is now) after their boat was shipwrecked on a stormy night. The settlement is shown on earlier maps as "Ard-a-chadail", the 'village' of the sleepy people.

Image Gallery (by Steven Gourlay)