Heading for the American Monument

The American Monument was built on a 429 feet (131 metres) high cliff on the Oa Peninsula in 1920 by the American Red Cross. The monument commemorates the loss of two troop ships in 1918, the Tuscania and the Otranto and the location overlooks the very spot where the Tuscania sunk. The monument is built in the shape of a lighthouse and is visible from many areas on Islay.