Fanad Head Lighthouse
Fanad Head Lighthouse has a focal height of 39 metres, a tower height of 22 metres and a range of 18 nautical miles. It was built in 1817.
- Focal height
- 39 metres
- Tower height
- 22 metres
- Range
- 18 nautical miles
- Built
- 1817
- First lit
- 1886
- Light characteristic
- Fl (5) WR 20s.
- Coordinates
- 55.276, -7.632
The Fanad Head Lighthouse is located in Donegal, Ireland, and was built in 1817 and rebuilt or modified in 1886. It stands at a tower height of 22m and has a focal height of 39m, with a range of 18 nautical miles. The lighthouse can be found at coordinates 55.276000, -7.632000.
Light and tower
It lies on the North Atlantic. It has a cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of masonry. Its daymark is white tower and lantern, red rail. The light has a focal height of 39 metres. The light has a range of 18 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl (5) WR 20s. It carries a 300 mm lens. It was first lit in 1886. It is managed by Fanad Head Lighthouse.
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Details
- Marking
- white tower and lantern, red rail
- Range Nm
- 18
- Lens Type
- 300 mm
- Year Built
- 1817/1886
- Description
- Fanad encompasses the parishes of Clondavaddog, Killygarvan and parts of Tullyfern and Aughinish. It measures approximately 25 km north–south measured from Fanad Head to the town of Ramelton and approximately 12 km east–west measured between the townlands of Doaghbeg and Glinsk. The southern boundary of Fanad has been the subject of some dispute over the centuries. In the 16th century, during the time of the MacSuibhnes as rulers of Fanad, it was stated that the territory of Fanaid stretched as far south as the River Lennon between Kilmacrennan and Ramelton. In 1835, the surveyor John O'Donovan referred to Rathmullan as the capital of Fanad, and he also refers to Clondavaddog as ''"the most northern parish of Fanaid"'', suggesting that Fanad included parishes other than Clondavaddog. O'Donovan also noted that ''"The inhabitants of Inishowen state that Fanaid extends from Rathmeltan to Mulroy Lough, but the natives of the Parishes of Killygarvan, Tully and Aughnish, who considered themselves civilised, deny that they themselves are of the men of Fanaid"''. It consists of small villages such as Tamney, Rossnakill and has a bordering village called Kerrykeel.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
- Body Of Water
- North Atlantic
- Image Caption
- Fanad Lighthouse County Donegal<br>[[Lough Swilly]] and Mulroy Bay
- Location Text
- Donegal
- Focal Height M
- 39
- Managing Agent
- Fanad Head Lighthouse
- Tower Height M
- 22
- Year First Lit
- 1886
- Light Characteristic
- Fl (5) WR 20s.
- Construction Material
- masonry tower