Macarthur's Head, a headland on the E coast of Islay island, Argyllshire, flanking the W side of the S end or entrance of the Sound of Islay. A lighthouse on it shows a fixed white light up the Sound of Islay to about N half E, a fixed red light from N half E to about E, and a fixed white light to the S of E as far as the land allows, visible at a distance of 17 nautical miles.
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