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Lighthouses in Ireland
Ireland has 94 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 1300. 4 were built before 1800. The tallest stands 91 m. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.
LIGHTHOUSES94
OLDEST1300
BUILT BEFORE 18004
By era of construction
Before 18004 · 4%
1800–184915 · 16%
1850–189914 · 15%
1900–19494 · 4%
1950 or later3 · 3%
Era unknown54 · 57%
Oldest lighthouses in Ireland
The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction, with height where known.
1300Hook Lighthouse35 m
1767Poolbeg Lighthouse20 m
1779Wicklow Head Lighthouse (1779)
1791Spire of Lloyd
1813Inishtrahull Lighthouse
1813Inishtrahull Lighthouse (old)
1814Baily Lighthouse13 m
1818Inishmore Lighthouse
1818Wicklow Head Lighthouse14 m
1825Wicklow Head Lighthouse (1825)
1826Skellig Michael Lighthouse12 m
1832Tory Island Lighthouse27 m
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