Managing Organization:
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Website: http://www.cil.ie/flat_areaEQLlighthousesAMPLighthouseIDEQL16_entry.html
Tower Height: 116
Height of Focal Plane: 105
Characteristic and Range: 3 white flashes every 10 seconds, range 17 nautical miles. Also fixed red light, focal plane 68 feet, marking Carlingford Lough entrance channel.
Description of Tower: Unpainted conical granite tower with white lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1824
Date Present Tower Built: 1824
Date Automated: 1965
Fog Signal: Automated horn, 1 blast every 30 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
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