Slyne Head Lighthouse
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| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°24′00.2″N 10°14′01.6″W / 53.400056°N 10.233778°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1836 |
| Construction | limestone tower |
| Automated | 1990  |
| Height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | black tower |
| Racon | T |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2)W 15s |
| Ireland no. | CIL-1990[1][2] |
Slyne Head Lighthouse (Irish: Ceann Léime) is located at westernmost point of County Galway, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Doonlaughan, Ireland and is maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL). There were two lighthouses on this point built in 1836 but only the West one remains active.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Slyne Head Lighthouse Archived 8 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Commissioners of the Irish Lights
- ^ "Lighthouses Directory". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Pelly, Frank. "William Douglass – Designer of Fastnet Lighthouse". Beam 33. Commissioners of Irish Lights. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
External links
- Slyne Head Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- photo by Jean Guichard
- Commissioners of Irish Lights
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