Baily Lighthouse

Baily Lighthouse
Baily Lighthouse on Howth Head
Map
LocationHowth Head, County Dublin
Ireland
Coordinates53°21′41.6″N 6°03′08.8″W / 53.361556°N 6.052444°W / 53.361556; -6.052444
Tower
Constructed1814
Constructiongranite tower
Automated1996
Height13 metres (43 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern centered on the keeper's house
Markingsunpainterd tower, white lantern, red rail
OperatorCommissioners of Irish Lights[1]
Light
Focal height41 metres (135 ft)
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range26 nmi (48 km)
Characteristicwhite flash every 15 s
Ireland no.CIL-0890
Baily Lighthouse on Howth Head
Baily Lighthouse on Howth Head - Helicopter Approach
Baily Lighthouse, Howth. Seen from Dublin Bay. 2013
Baily Lighthouse, Howth, viewed from SW, 2018.

The Baily Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais Dhún Criofainn[2]) is a lighthouse on the southeastern part of Howth Head in County Dublin, Ireland. It is maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Ireland (Leinster)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Teach Solais Dhún Criofainn/Baily Lighthouse". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 2 April 2021.