The name Skerryvore is a derivation from the Scottish Gaelic, 'An Sgeir Mhòr' meaning 'The Great Skerry' which names a remote reef that lies off the west coast of Scotland, 12 miles (19 kilometres) south west of the island of Tiree. Skerryvore is also the name given to the lighthouse on the skerry. The lighthouse was built between 1838 and 1844 by Alan Stevenson. His nephew Robert Louis described it as "the noblest of all extant deep-sea lights" and according to the Northern Lighthouse Board it is "asserted by some that Skerryvore is the world's most graceful lighthouse".The skerry keeps good company with a host of other submerged, or awash, rocks. A detailed survey undertaken in 1834 listed more than 130 main rocks including Am Bonn Sligheach (pronounced 'Boinshley') meaning The Deceitful Bottom, and Am Bogha Ruadh meaning, in a much more pragmatic manner, The Red Submerged Rock.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skerryvore for specifications, pictures and additional historical details.
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