Please note that any items in RED means there is a fuller version relating to this particular name or subject, which can be found in the Main Search index. Position: 53°24.0' N 6°6.4' W Location: Pier-head in Howth Harbour, Howth, Co Dublin, Ireland Present Tower Built: 1818 Tower Composition: Local stone Designer: George Halpin (snr) Focal Height of Light: 43 ft (13.1 m) above mean high water First Lit: September 1818 Original Light Characteristic: Fixed Red Visible Range on clear night: nominal 11 nautical miles Decommissioned: 1982 Present Lighthouse Established: 1982 History: The Howth light is located on the on the northern shore of Howth Head. The keeper's quarters in the tower were very cramped, so a separate single-story residence was built in 1821. A second story added to accommodate an extra keeper in 1856. Howth Harbour was modernized between 1978 and 1983, when the former lighthouse was decommissioned. In 1982 a modern tower built at the end of the East Pier. |
Howth Light (CIL) |
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