Location County Galway, Ireland Markings / pattern black tower Admiralty number A6288 Opened 1836 Focal height 35 m | Construction limestone tower Characteristic Fl (2)W 15s Height 24 m Range 35,188 m Year first constructed 1836 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Similar Rotten Island lighthouse, Mine Head Lighthouse, Inishtrahull Lighthouse, The Maidens lighthouses, Rockabill Lighthouse | ||
Slyne Head Lighthouse (Irish: Ceann Léime)is located at westernmost point of County Galway, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Doonlaughan, Ireland and is maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL). There were two lighthouses on this point built in 1836 but only the West one remains active.
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