Copper Point Lighthouse, beacon in County Cork

What is recorded here

Freestanding circular-plan navigation beacon with tapered shaft, built 1864. Lime-washed coursed block work construction with string course and flat-top cap stone. Shuttered concrete landing platform to north and square-plan single-bay single-storey outbuilding to east, added c.1975. Light fixings, access ladder and balcony, c.1975.

This impressive navigation beacon was approved in 1861 and contracted to Mr. Limerick for completion at a cost of £537. By 1972 the Inspecting Committee suggested a light be put in place at the beacon and this was completed by April 1977. It forms an important element of the maritime history of West Cork and Long Island.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20914811

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