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Spitbank Lighthouse

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Spitbank Lighthouse
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What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron lighthouse, built 1853, on a circular plan with cast-iron railings to walkway and two-stage domed lantern on a circular plan having double-leaf service doors and ball finial. Set on cast-iron supports.
Located on a sandbank, this lighthouse retains its original form and character. It forms an interesting structure within Cobh harbour and enhances the visual appeal of the town.

The story behind this place

Freestanding cast-iron lighthouse, built 1853, on a circular plan with cast-iron railings to walkway and two-stage domed lantern on a circular plan having double-leaf service doors and ball finial.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20827381

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Five men (John Higgins, Frank Lloyd, Frank Powell, Patrick Wilshaw and William Duggan) lost their lives on 12th December 1942 when their pilot boat got caught by the propellors of the Irish Poplar. Both the harbour launch and the pilot boat were lost.
Five men (John Higgins, Frank Lloyd, Frank Powell, Patrick Wilshaw and William Duggan) lost their lives on 12th December 1942 when their pilot boat got caught by the propellors of the Irish Poplar. Both the harbour launch and the pilot boat were lost. · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Five men (John Higgins, Frank Lloyd, Frank Powell, Patrick Wilshaw and William Duggan) lost their lives on 12th December 1942 when their pilot boat got caught by the propellors of the Irish Poplar. Both the harbour launch and the pilot boat were lost.
Five men (John Higgins, Frank Lloyd, Frank Powell, Patrick Wilshaw and William Duggan) lost their lives on 12th December 1942 when their pilot boat got caught by the propellors of the Irish Poplar. Both the harbour launch and the pilot boat were lost. · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photo credits
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • DeFacto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ian S, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons
  • Captain Cappuccino, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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