Ireland
Welcome to Irish Lights - Ensuring Safety at Sea
Irish Lights (www.irishlights.ie) is a maritime organisation delivering an essential safety service around the coast of Ireland, protecting the marine environment, and supporting the marine industry and coastal communities. Great Lighthouses of Ireland (www.greatlighthouses.com) is a lighthouse tourism initiative developed by the Commissioners of Irish Lights and supported by Ireland’s tourism agencies- Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland and Tourism Ireland.
In supporting Great Lighthouses of Ireland, Irish Lights is committed to the development of a sustainable economic model and the reinvention of individual lighthouses as visitor attractions and unique self-catering accommodation that contribute to local communities. Since 2015, the Great Lighthouses of Ireland partnership has grown from strength to strength, offering a variety of 17 experiences with more than 155,000 visitors each year visiting or staying at a lighthouse. This success is down to the combined effort of a dedicated community of people at local and national level who have worked together to develop a unique visitor experience at each lighthouse site, which is true to the identity of their own local community and all hugely committed to preserving Ireland’s lighthouse heritage.
Featuring sixteen lighthouses in stunning coastal locations Great Lighthouses of Ireland offers visitors unforgettable experiences and creates a deep appreciation of the role of lighthouses, past and present, and in the maritime and seafaring story of the island of Ireland.
Lighthouses in Ireland
Fanad Head
Established: 1817
Height: 22m
Material: Masonry
Galley Head
Established: 1878
Height: 21m
Material: Masonry tower
Ballycotton Island
Established: 1892
Height: 15m
Material: Masonry tower
Rathlin West
Established: 1854
Height: 54m
Material: Masonry tower
Hook Head
Established: 1182
Height: 25m
Material: Masonry tower
Wicklow Head
Established: 1821
Height: 14m
Material: Masonry tower
St Johns Point - County Down
Established: 1844
Height: 40m
Material: Masonry tower
Black Head - County Antrim
Established: 1878
Height: 16m
Material: Masonry tower
St Johns Point - County Donegal
Established: 1831
Height: 14m
Material: Masonry tower
Blacksod
Established: 1866
Height: 12m
Material: Masonry
Valentia Island
Established: 1841
Height: 15m
Material: Masonry
The Great Light
Established: 1887
Height: 7m
Material: Steel
Youghal
Established: 1852
Height: 15m
Material: Masonry
Clare Island
Established: 1806
Height: m
Material: Masonry
Loop Head
Established: 1802
Height: 23m
Material: Masonry
Fastnet Rock
Established: 1864
Height: 54m
Material: Masonry
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If you are in any way responsible for one or more lighthouses, you can contact us to have these lighthouses included on this website. The goal is to have as many lighthouses from all coastal nations in Europe placed on the map, so that many visitors can enjoy navigating the map or physically visiting the lighthouse stations.
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