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Managing Organization:
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Website: http://www.cil.ie/sh615x4036.html
Notes:
This lighthouse, among the oldest waveswept lighthouses in the world, was replaced by the South Rock Lightship in 1877. The shore station for the lighthouse was located in Newcastle, and the four keepers' houses (three built in 1820 and one in 1863) still stand; they are privately owned. Tower Height: 60 Description of Tower: Granite tower, no lantern.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1797 Date Present Tower Built: 1797 Date Deactivated: 1877 Current Use: Unknown. Open To Public? No. Keepers: Walter Adamson (c. 1821-1844), Peter Corish (c. 1850s), ? James Butler (?-?), O’Donnell (?-1877)
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