Slyne Head Lighthouse Explained

Slyne Head Lighthouse
Location:County Galway, Ireland
Mapframe-Marker:lighthouse
Coordinates:53.4001°N -10.2338°W
Yearbuilt:1836
Construction:limestone tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:black tower
Height:24m (79feet)
Focalheight:35m (115feet)
Characteristic:Fl (2)W 15s
Country:Ireland
Countrynumber:CIL-1990[1] [2]

Slyne Head Lighthouse (Irish: Ceann Léime) is located at the westernmost point of County Galway, about 12km (07miles) southwest of Dunloughan, Ireland on the island of Illaunamid. It is maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL). There were two lighthouses on this point built in 1836, but only the western one remains active.[3]

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  1. http://www.cil.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/slyne-head.aspx Slyne Head Lighthouse
  2. 30 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Pelly . Frank . William Douglass – Designer of Fastnet Lighthouse . Beam 33 . Commissioners of Irish Lights . 22 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813213927/http://commissionersofirishlights.com/cil/publications/beam-magazines/volume-33/william-douglass---designer-of-fastnet-lighthouse.aspx . 13 August 2011 . live.