Aran Island Lighthouse — Árainn Mhór [Aran Island]

Freestanding four-stage lighthouse on tapering round plan, built 1862-3, having doorway to east at second stage level reached by ramp/flight of steps having flanking rubble stone walls. Faceted glass and metal lantern to top, with metal domed cap having metal finial. Metal walkway around base of lantern, with decorative cast-iron railing. Painted ashlar granite walls. Square-headed window openings, having smooth-rendered reveals, stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, with wrought-iron security bars to lower two stages. Square-headed doorway to east at first floor level with timber door. Square-headed doorway to south at first stage with timber door and wrought-iron gate. Rubble stone and rendered rubble stone walls to site. Detached four-bay single-storey former lighthouse keepers' dwelling to southeast, built c.1863-5, and pair of semi-detached two-bay two-storey former lighthouse keepers' dwellings to south, built c.1910. Located on north-west tip of Árainn Mhór [Aran Island]. Rubble granite boundary wall to south, having gateway with rendered stone piers and recent metal gate.