Rising out of the mists to greet ships since 1873, this quintessential icon is one of Turnberry’s most powerful charms. Originally commissioned by the Northern Lighthouse Board to warn passing vessels away from nearby Bristo Rock, the lighthouse is the oldest man-made structure on the Turnberry premises—with the exception of the remains of the 13th-century castle of Robert the Bruce that it marks. There is no greater symbol of the constancy of the game and the land it is played on.