Loop Head (CIL) |
Photo with kind permission of the Irish Lighthouse Board 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: 52°33.7' N 9°55.9' W Location: Remote headland at the extreme north side end of the River Shannon Present Tower Built: 1854 Tower Composition: local masonry/stone Height of Tower: 75 ft 6 ins (23 m) Designer: George Halpin (jnr) Focal Height of Light: 275 ft 6 ins (84 m) above mean high water First Lit: New tower summer 1854 (Original cottage light 1670) Light Characteristic: 4 white flashes every 20 seconds Visible Range on clear night: nominal 23 nautical miles Radar Beacon: Morse 'G' on vessel's radar display Automated: 1995 History: The first lighthouse on Loophead was one of four known Irish stone vaulted cottage type lights built about 1670. |
