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Chicken Rock Lighthouse

The Chicken Rock Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse, located on , an isolated island at the southern end of the . Completed in 1874, the 44-metre-high tower is constructed of tapered granite and was designed by David and Thomas Stevenson.
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Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calf of Man and Chicken Rock.

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is an island off the southwest tip of the . It measures about one mile by one mile and is a wildlife reserve owned by Manx National Heritage. It has no permanent residents but in summer has a couple of bird wardens.

Island
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the southernmost island administered by the that is administered under parish. It lies southwest of the , 4.5 kilometres off on the Manx mainland.

Lighthouse
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ km north of Chicken Rock Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cregneash and Towlfoggy.

Hamlet
Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0.
or Cregneish is a small village and tourist destination in the extreme south-west of the , about 1 mi from . Most of the village is now part of a living museum run by Manx National Heritage. is situated 6 km northeast of Chicken Rock Lighthouse.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Chicken Rock Lighthouse.

Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the southwest coast of the . Most tourists just day-trip, and it's a very quiet place in the evening.

Chicken Rock Lighthouse

Latitude
54.03788° or 54° 2′ 16″ north
Longitude
-4.83754° or 4° 50′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C6Q25Q6+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1153061708
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11610197
Wiki­data ID
Q18431326
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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Chicken Rock Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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