CIL Tuskar Rock Lighthouse helipad

Name: CIL Tuskar Rock Lighthouse helipad
Address: IE

Tuskar Rock

IRE-076

1975-

c 6nm SE of Rosslare Harbour, Rosslare, Wexford, Leinster

52.202797, -6.207699 · 25 feet

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Location C/N Tracking

County Wexford, Leinster, Ireland

Nearby Locations

		Km
CIL Rosslare Helipad		10.4	295°
Ardinagh Aerodrome	EIIF	34.0	288°
Morriscastle Airstrip		35.1	354°
Teach Solais Rinn Duáin	IRE-038	50.0	260°
University Hospital Waterford	UHW	59.7	275°
Waterford Airport	EIWF	60.0	269°

A Light has stood on Tuskar Rock since Jun 1815. After many improvements and repairs, it was the first offshore Irish Light to be electrified in Jul 1938.

A helipad had been constructed by 1972 but the first landing didnt occur until Jan 1975.

Units

			Abrev	Nick
1975-	Lighthouse Operations

Operations

22 Oct 19611961

Rescue from mv Halronell

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