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Region: Ireland

• Henk Penning

• The information is based entirely on the reference site Commissioners of Irish Lights.
• All pictures are references to the Commissioners of Irish Lights site.
• The WWLPP description of this region is incomplete.

lighthouses

• fastnet.ie
• altacarry .ie
• baily.ie
• ballycotton.ie
• blackhead.ie
• blackrock.ie
• bullrock.ie
• haulbowline.ie
• inishtearaght.ie
• kish.ie
• loophead.ie
• kinsale.ie
• saintjohn.ie
• tarbert.ie
• tory.ie
• tuskar.ie

fastnet.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	fastnet.ie
	location	:	Fastnet Rock
	coordinates	:	51° 23.3' N 9° 36.1' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl W 5s
	light reach	:	27 nm
	light elevation	:	49 meter
	structure height	:	54 meter

The light is exhibited by day when the fog signal is sounding.

altacarry .ie

	LHOUSE code	:	altacarry .ie
	location	:	Altacarry Head, East Rathlin Island
	coordinates	:	55° 18.1' N 6° 10.2' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl(4) W 20s
	light reach	:	26 nm
	light elevation	:	74 meter
	structure height	:	27 meter

The light is exhibited by day and by night.

baily.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	baily.ie
	location	:	Baily
	coordinates	:	3° 21.7' N 6° 3.1' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl W 15s
	light elevation	:	41 meter
	structure height	:	13 meter

ballycotton.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	ballycotton.ie
	location	:	Ballycotton
	coordinates	:	51° 49.5' N 7° 59.1' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light specifics	:	flashing white and red every 10 seconds
	light reach	:	W 21nm R 17nm
	light elevation	:	59 meter
	structure height	:	15 meter

The light is exhibited by day when the fog signal is sounding.

blackhead.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	blackhead.ie
	location	:	Blackhead, Co. Antrim
	coordinates	:	54° 46.0' N 5° 41.3' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl W 3s
	light specifics	:	White flash every 3 seconds
	light reach	:	27 nm
	light elevation	:	45 meter
	structure height	:	16 meter

blackrock.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	blackrock.ie
	location	:	Blackrock, Co. Sligo
	coordinates	:	54° 18.4' N 8° 37.0' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl W 5s
	light specifics	:	White flash every 5 seconds
	light reach	:	13 nm
	light elevation	:	24 meter
	structure height	:	25 meter

bullrock.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	bullrock.ie
	location	:	Bullrock
	coordinates	:	51° 35.5' N 10° 18.1' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl W 15s
	light specifics	:	White flash every 15 seconds
	light reach	:	21 nm
	light elevation	:	15 meter
	structure height	:	83 meter

haulbowline.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	haulbowline.ie
	location	:	Haulbowline, Carlingford Lough Down
	coordinates	:	54° 1.2' N 6° 4.7 W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl W 3.33s
	light reach	:	17 nm
	light elevation	:	32 meter
	structure height	:	34 meter

The light is exhibited by day when the fog signal is sounding.

inishtearaght.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	inishtearaght.ie
	location	:	Inishtearaght
	coordinates	:	52° 4.5' N 10° 39.7' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl(2) W 20s
	light specifics	:	2 white flashes every 20 seconds
	light reach	:	27 nm
	light elevation	:	84 meter
	structure height	:	17 meter

kish.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	kish.ie
	location	:	Kish, Dublin Bay
	coordinates	:	53° 18.7' N 5° 55.3' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl(2) W 20s
	light specifics	:	2 white flashes every 20 seconds
	light reach	:	22 nm
	light elevation	:	29 meter
	structure height	:	31 meter

loophead.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	loophead.ie
	location	:	Loophead
	coordinates	:	52° 33.7' N 9° 55.9' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl (4) W 20s
	light reach	:	23 nm
	light elevation	:	84 meter
	structure height	:	23 meter

kinsale.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	kinsale.ie
	location	:	Old Head of Kinsale
	coordinates	:	51° 36.3' N 8° 31.9' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl (2) W 10s
	light reach	:	25 nm
	light elevation	:	72 meter
	structure height	:	30 meter

saintjohn.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	saintjohn.ie
	location	:	St John's Point, Co. Down
	coordinates	:	54° 13.6' N 5° 39.5' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl (2) W 7.5s
	light reach	:	23 nm
	light elevation	:	40 meter
	structure height	:	37 meter

tarbert.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	tarbert.ie
	location	:	Tarbert
	coordinates	:	52° 35.30' N 9° 21.46' W
	light character	:	Iso WR 4s

Tarbert Lighthouse is maintained by Shannon Estuary Ports and was formerly owned by Irish Lights.

tory.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	tory.ie
	location	:	Tory Island
	coordinates	:	55° 16.4' N8° 14.9' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl (4) W 30
	light reach	:	27 nm
	light elevation	:	40 meter
	structure height	:	27 meter

tuskar.ie

	LHOUSE code	:	tuskar.ie
	location	:	Tuskar Rock
	coordinates	:	52° 12.2' N 6° 12.4' W
	map reference	:	see map
	light character	:	Fl(2) W 7.5s
	light reach	:	24 nm
	light elevation	:	33 meter
	structure height	:	34 meter