.jpg) East Maidens in 2018 | |
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| Location | North Channel County Antrim Northern Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 54°55′44.88″N 5°43′40.14″W / 54.9291333°N 5.7278167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1829 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1977 |
| Height | 76 feet (23 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower with a black band, white lantern |
| Operator | Commissioners of Irish Lights[1][2] |
| Racon | M |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 95 feet (29 m) |
| Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s. 24h |
| Northern Ireland no. | CIL-1370 |
The Maidens lighthouses, on the Maidens in North Channel off County Antrim in Northern Ireland, date from 1829 and were built at the request of merchants and a Royal Navy officer. Lighthouses were built on both rocks; the West Maiden was abandoned in 1903 and the East Maiden was automated in 1977.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Ireland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ Maidens Lighthouse Commissioners of Irish Lights. Retrieved 8 May 2016