An official handover ceremony is to take place to mark a community buy-out of Scotland's most southerly tip, according to the BBC.

The Mull of Galloway, which has a site of 30 acres, has been sold by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) to the Mull of Galloway Trust after it raised funds of more than £300,000.

The trust said it wants to preserve the Mull of Galloway as a place of "beauty and tranquillity" and protect the land "for future generations."


When the land was first offered for sale, the locals were given first refusal to buy it.

The sale includes those properties already on the site, including a community-run lighthouse museum and three letting cottages, as well as the coastal heathland and cliffs.

A community takeover was seen as the best way to balance the region's tourism potential with the need for environmental protection, and as a result, the Mull of Galloway Trust was set up to achieve the goal.

In a ballot vote, around 98% of the local community supported the buy-out and the Scottish Land Fund provided most of the £300,000 required.

It is understood the sale does not include the lighthouse tower, but it continue to operate as a safety beacon for sailors.

(JP/CD)