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10 March, 2010
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Published: 01 September, 2007
ALMOST a hundred plucky and hardy souls turned out on Saturday to abseil down the imposing Ardnamurchan Lighthouse. They were being lowered to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support who had sought volunteers for the occasion, the charity's first event of this kind.
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And all of them were able to view the lighthouse – now a popular tourist attraction – from a different angle, by abseiling down its 115ft tower. Each was set to gather in at least £100 in sponsorship money. Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, was built in 1849 of Mull granite, but in the "Egyptian Style", by the principal engineer to the Board of Lighthouses, Alan Stevenson – a relative of Robert Louis Stevenson. The lighthouse is now fully automated, but remains fully operational in its isolated position at the most westerly tip of Britain. Among the abseilers was Margaret Cameron of the local UHI Learning Centre Unit. Margaret said afterwards: "This was a great opportunity to come out to the very edge – and over it – to support such a worthy cause. With some participants raising £1,000 in sponsorship, Macmillan Cancer Support hoped to bank between £15,000 and £20,000. The charity helps to provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support to those in the north of Scotland affected by cancer. 
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