Fastnet Lighthouse
The Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies 6.5 kilometres south-west of Cape Clear Island and 13 km from mainland County Cork.
- Lighthouse
- …is operated by Commissioners of Irish Lights
- Description: 2nd and current lighthouse on Fastnet Rock, off the south-west coast of Ireland, construction started 1897
- Also known as“Fastnet Light”“Fastnet Lighthouse (2nd)”
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Fastnet Lighthouse
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Latitude
51.38919° or 51° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
-9.60289° or 9° 36′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C3G99QW+MR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Fastnet Lighthouse” goes by many names.
Fastnet itsasargiaBasque
法斯耐特灯塔Chinese
燈塔島Chinese
Fastnet LighthouseDutch
Fastneti tuletornEstonian
פסטנט רוקHebrew
teach solais FastnetIrish
FastnetSwedish
Fastnet (fyr)Swedish
Фастнет РокUkrainian
Fastnet Light
Fastnet Lighthouse (2nd)
Localities in the Area
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