Inisheer Size:40cm x 50cm (16” x 20”) Rising more than 63 metres

Rising more than 63 metres

Placed face-down

and the tower has been fully automated since 1992

first illuminated in 1791 under the guidance of President George Washington

Howth lighthouse

Inisheer Size:40cm x 50cm (16” x 20”) Rising more than 63 metresInisheer lighthouse, built in 1857, stands on the smallest of the Aran Islands, marking the entrance to Galway Bay. The lighthouses black and white striped tower is an iconic feature of the island, guiding ships through the rugged Atlantic waters. The tower and dwellings were built of the local very hard limestones which sees it listed within the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, calling it a masterpiece of ashlar limestone construction.