Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper

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| author = Peter Hill

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| genre = Memoir

| publisher = Canongate Books

| pub_date = 2003

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| pages = 275 (2003 edition)

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| isbn = 1841954993

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Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper is a autobiographical book by Peter Hill published in 2003 by Canongate Books.{{cite web|title =Peter Hill: Tripping the light fantastic |first=Adrian|last=Turpin |work=The Independent| url =https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/peter-hill-tripping-the-light-fantastic-579236.html |date =2003-09-08 |accessdate =2010-12-04}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In January 2004, it was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week read by David Tennant.{{Cite web |title=Book of the Week: Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9371b2cf67674f1c9e00a6b2ff1373e5 |website=BBC Programme Index|accessdate=25 April 2025 }}

The book is a reflective memoir about Hill's time in 1973 as a young lighthouse keeper on the remote Scottish coast at the Pladda Lighthouse, Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, and finally the Hyskeir Lighthouse. Through lyrical prose, Hill captures the isolation and beauty of the lighthouse life, blending personal anecdotes with philosophical musings on solitude, nature, and the passage of time. The book paints vivid portraits of the rugged Scottish landscape, making it a powerful exploration of the connection between humanity and the natural world. While celebrated for its evocative writing and quiet introspection, it also touches on themes of nostalgia for a disappearing way of life, as the role of lighthouse keepers has been largely replaced by technology.{{cite web

| url = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/277355.Stargazing

| title = Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper by Duncan Hill

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| accessdate = 30 April 2025

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| title = Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper

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