Fastnet Lighthouse
Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall (177 ft) lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southwest of Cape Clear Island and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from County Cork on the Irish mainland. The current lighthouse is the second to be built on the rock and is the tallest in Ireland.
The second lighthouse on Fastnet Rock. The lower portion of the first lighthouse is also visible at right. | |
| Location | Fastnet Rock, County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 51°23′16″N 9°36′11″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1897 |
| Designed by | William Douglass |
| Construction | granite |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Height | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Shape | Tapered cylindrical tower with lantern and double gallery |
| Markings | white |
| Operator | Commissioners of Irish Lights |
| Racon | G |
| Light | |
| First lit | 27 June 1904 |
| Focal height | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Lens | first order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 2,500,000 candela |
| Range | 27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Ireland no. | CIL-0010 |
| Original lighthouse | |
| Constructed | 1854 |
| Designed by | George Halpin |
| Construction | cast iron, brick |
| Height | 91 ft (28 m) |
| First lit | 1 January 1854 |
| Intensity | 38 kilocandela |
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