Location Loop Head Current lens 1st order Fresnel lens Height 23 m Range 42,596 m Automated 1991 | Construction masonry tower Characteristic Fl (4) W 20s Opened 1854 Focal height 84 m Year first constructed 1854 | |
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red balcony rail Similar The Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Shannon Estuary, Inis Cathaigh, Wild Atlantic Way | ||
Loop head ireland
Loop Head (Irish: Ceann Léime, meaning "leap head"), is a headland on the north side of the mouth of the River Shannon, in County Clare in the west of Ireland.
Loop Head is marked by a prominent lighthouse. The opposite headland on the south side of the Shannon is Kerry Head. The Shannon Foynes Port Company controls navigation in the Shannon estuary and river.
Loop Head peninsula, has the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Shannon Estuary on the other, with barely a mile of land saving it from island status.
In 2010, the Loop Head peninsula was awarded a European Destinations of Excellence Award, which is an EU accolade for emerging tourism destinations which are developing in a responsible and sustainable manner. In 2013, Loop Head was named the “Best Place to Holiday in Ireland” by The Irish Times, and was shortlisted in the Best Destination category at the World Responsible Tourism awards. The Loop Head Peninsula is the only Irish destination listed in the 2014 Global Sustainable Top 100 Destinations and in 2015 took the Gold medal at the Irish Responsible Tourism Awards.