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British Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society

Nearest Town or City:	Crookhaven Ireland
Location:	About 3 miles SW of Ireland's most southerly point, Cape Clear.
Managing Organization:	Commissioners of Irish Lights
Website:	http://www.cil.ie/flat_areaEQLlighthouse sAMPLighthouseIDEQL18_entry.html
Notes:	This is Ireland's tallest lighthouse. It has been called the "Teardrop of Ireland" because it was the last bit of Ireland seen by many emigrants leaving for the U.S.
Tower Height:	176
Description Tower:	Conical granite tower.
Operational:	Yes
Date Established:	1854
Date Present Tower Built:	1904
Current Use:	Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public:	No.
Characteristic Range:	White flash every 5 seconds, also exhibited by day when the fog signal is sounding; nominal range 27 nautical miles.
Date Automated:	1989
Height Focal Plane:	160
National Register:	No
Country:	Ireland
Signal:	Automated horn, 4 blasts every 60 seconds.
Earlier Towers:	1854: Cast iron tower. (The lower part still stands; it was retained as an oil house.)

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