What is recorded here

Pair of semi-detached three- and four-bay two-storey former lighthouse keeper's houses with gable-fronted porches, built 1896. Now in use as private houses. Pitched slate roofs with central painted rendered chimneystack, coping and cast-iron rainwater goods. Carved bird finials to east porch. Painted rendered walls with rendered plinths, corbels, eaves courses and ventilation apertures. Square-headed openings having six-over-six and two-over-two timber sliding sash windows with stone sills. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors.

These lighthouse keeper’s houses, constructed as part of a complex established for works on Fastnet Lighthouse, retain their original form and character. They are an essential component of the complex with their importance being reflected in their scale, symmetrical design and attention to detail. They make a positive and pleasing architectural contribution to Rock Island and are a physical reminder of the personnel involved in the manning of Fastnet Lighthouse.

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.