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Scotsman Obituaries: Jimmy Oliver, the last lighthouse keeper at Kinnaird Head

James Barnes Oliver, lighthouse keeper. Born: 8 June 1936 in Oban. Died: 19 April 2023 in Fraserburgh, aged 86

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Spotlight on Scotland s best-known lighthouses - Roger O Reilly

As kids growing up by the carefree beaches of the Irish east coast, myself and my friends would regularly cycle the short distance to the unspoiled sand dunes that tumbled down to the mouth of the river Boyne.

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Former Fraserburgh lighthouse keeper Jim Oliver dies aged 86

Former Kinnaird Head keeper Jim Oliver, who worked served lighhouses across the country for more than 45 years, has died aged 86.

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I was one of Scotland s last lighthouse keepers

Bill Gault was there at the end of a 200-year-old tradition of manned lighthouses.

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Former Noss Head lighthouse keeper talks at event in Wick

Caithness Family History Society’s December presentation is entitled Scottish Lighthouses and there will be a special talk next week in Wick.

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