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Loop Head has been home to a lighthouse since 1670. It was originally a coal-burning brazier on a platform on the cottage roof.
The first ‘tower’ lighthouse was built in 1802 and was replaced with a new tower in 1854. In 1869 its light changed from being fixed to flashing.
Its ‘character’ is a white light flashing four times every 20 seconds.
The lighthouse was converted to electric operation in 1971 and was automated in 1991.
It’s a free-standing, circular plan single bay, four-stage lighthouse, surrounded by a metal-framed blazed lantern with a metal walkway and cut limestone walls. It is 23m-high with a current range of 23 nautical miles (42km or over 26 miles).
Loop Head Lighthouse is part of the wide entry to the Shannon Estuary. It’s also a significant passing light for North/Southbound traffic.
It is one of three locations in Ireland that broadcast a DGPS signal, which improves the accuracy and integrity of the GPS navigation and position-fixing systems used by mariners. (The other 2 DGPS locations are Mizen Head and Tory Island).
It is one of 65 lighthouses operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights around the coast of Ireland and continues to play a vital role in maritime safety today.
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