Life on the water

Lighthouses

Rathlin's lighthouses from the sea: the East Light, Rue Point and the upside-down West Light, photographed on our boat tours from Ballycastle.

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A big thank you to James Allen (our crew member and guide during the 2026 season) for providing us with most of these beautiful moments and pictures. Please feel free to check him out on Instagram: @orange_in_the_blue

Coming in closer to Rue Point lighthouse.
Rue Point lighthouse in its black and white stripes.
Rathlin's East Light on top of the basalt cliffs.
A gull flying past the lighthouse, Rathlin.
West Light's lantern up close, seabirds scattered on the rock below, Rathlin Island.
The lighthouse at Rue Point, Rathlin Island.
West Light from further out, birds overhead and a colony below, Rathlin Island.
A lighthouse silhouette and a line of birds at sunrise.
Rue Point lighthouse with the mainland coast behind.
A lighthouse above dark cliffs, seen from the boat.
Rue Point lighthouse on its low rocky shore.
A lighthouse lantern on the clifftop, seen through the wheelhouse window.
Rathlin's West Light above cliffs busy with nesting seabirds.
Rue Point tower with two walkers at its base.
Rathlin's East Light on top of dark basalt cliffs.
A lighthouse looming out of thick fog, its light lit.
A lighthouse on the coast, standing above the cliffs.
East Light standing above the cliffs, Rathlin.
A lighthouse on the coast, seen from below the cliff it stands on.
A lighthouse on the coast, standing watch over the clifftop.

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