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One of the many activities this week was visiting the Machrihanish Seabird Observatory and the Campbeltown Lifeboat Station. Last week we had a splendid afternoon in the company of Mr Hector Lamont,  who was a lighthouse keeper at the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse.  Mr Lamont and his wife were stationed at the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse about 6 miles from Southend School. <BR><BR><BR><!--more--> Our cook&#8217;s husband, Harry, was actually the last lighthouse keeper at the lighthouse before it became automatic. It is now fully automated like every other lighthouse in Britain.  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