page_title: Horse Isle
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Horse Isle / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Ardrossan harbour from the North Shore. Ayrshire. Scotland.
context_page_description: Horse Isle is an uninhabited island located in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland near the seaside town of Ardrossan. It is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB.
context_section_description: A 16-metre-tall (52 ft) stone beacon stands at the south end of Horse Isle marking the island for shipping. Erected in 1811, it was commissioned by Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton on the suggestion of John Ross. It is indicated only by the word "landmark" on the Ordnance Survey map.
  The hazard the island continued to present to shipping is reflected in fact that in excess of 17 ships have been wrecked on or near the island including:
  Minerva, a brig, on route from Dublin to Glasgow, was wrecked on a reef off Horse Isle, with the loss of five of the eight people on board, one crew, a soldier, two women and a child drowned, 18 December 1821;
  Morning Star of Dublin, blown on to Horse Isle from the south-west during a gale, crew rescued, 1st January 1871;
  Brigadier (formerly the Empire Frank), a tug, stranded on the south side of Horse Isle, 21 February 1960.
caption: Horse Isle from Ardrossan North Beach
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