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Black Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse
Black Head Lighthouse
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Black Head (Clare) Lighthouse
Black Head (Clare) Lighthouse · Photo: Yair Haklai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Black Head Lighthouse and Galway Bay
Black Head Lighthouse and Galway Bay · Photo: jai · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Freestanding square-plan single-bay two-storey lighthouse with metal-framed glazed lantern, built 1936. Constructed by Robert McDonald of Galway. Flat concrete roof with light enclosed in riveted metal-framed glazed housing and surrounding by tubular iron railing balustrade. Rendered walls. Timber matchboard door. Set on concrete plinth. Approached by concrete path and steps.

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Freestanding square-plan single-bay two-storey lighthouse with metal-framed glazed lantern, built 1936.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20400105

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Pictures: Maj Adev, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Suzanne Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Danny Burke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Dr Charles Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; PDphoto.org, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0; Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0; Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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