CIL Fastnet Rock Lighthouse

Beara , Cork , Munster

ireland Ireland










Satellite and aerial maps of Fastnet Rock with nearby locations


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Sheeps Head , Munster 24.2315
Roancarrig , Munster 31.1341
Bantry Aerodrome , Munster 33.1013EIBN
Ardnakinna , Munster 33.7319
Castletownbere , Munster 35.7325
Bull Rock , Munster 53.4295



  Fastnet Rock


1970 to present

51° 23' 18'' N     9° 36' 6'' W
4nm SW of Cape Clear, Beara, Cork, Munster
Elevation: 100 feet


The present Fastnet Lighthouse was built from 2047 interlocking blocks of Cornish granite, designed by William Douglass, supervised by James Cavanagh, completed in Oct 1903 and lit in Jun 1904. A helipad was opened c 1970 and the tower was automated in 1989.



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  List of units at Fastnet Rock




Years Unit
1970-    Lighthouse Operations








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