To the Lighthouse

He had travelled from the capital to the lighthouse at the most northerly point of the Rhins of Galloway to carry out the project for James Milne & Son.

One sign pointed to the lighthouse: Serenity.

About 7,000 hardy hikers make the 10-mile round-trip hike to the lighthouse each year.

They were driven out in an association convoy of a pickup truck and a Suburban, the only vehicles suitable to transport keepers to the lighthouse.

Charity Elmore leads guests on a tour that advances from the inn’s stately rooms — ready for an Agatha Christie mystery to break out at any moment — to the lighthouse tower and widow’s walk up top.