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What is recorded here
Freestanding six-stage lighthouse, built c. 1779 to designs by John Trail. The 30m (95ft) high lighthouse is constructed in coursed granite with ashlar quoins. The octagonal shaft is slightly tapered. There is a bracketed cornice and a domed cap. Internally there is a replacement spiral steel stair. Openings are a mixture of semi-circular-arched and roundels with some timber sash frames. The lighthouse is prominently sited on the Wicklow Head. It was built as one of a pair in order to distinguish Wicklow Head from other sites. The second lighthouse was re-built in 1825.
This 18th-century lighthouse building is one of the earliest examples in the country and arguably County Wicklow's most significant pre 1900s "industrial" structure. Although altered in the 1860s, and again in more recent times, the lighthouse remains of considerable importance.
The story behind this place
The old Wicklow Head lighthouse was built about 1779 and is one of Ireland's earliest surviving lighthouse buildings.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 16403102
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
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- Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- David Quinn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hans Hillewaert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
- David Sands, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- JP, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yablochko, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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