Hook Lighthouse
Hook Lighthouse is a building in County Wexford, Leinster. Hook Lighthouse is situated nearby to the locality Hook Point, as well as near the village Slade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
July—August: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM
September—June: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Hook Lighthouse Visitors Center”
- Historically known as: “Waterford Light”
- Postal code: Y34KD93
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hook Lighthouse and St. Dubhán’s Church, Churchtown, Hook Peninsula.
Hook Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Athena Flickr, CC BY 2.0.
The Hook Lighthouse is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the Tower of Hercules in Spain.
St. Dubhán’s Church, Churchtown, Hook Peninsula
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Dubhán’s Church, Churchtown, Hook Peninsula is situated 1¼ km north of Hook Lighthouse.
Slade Castle
Ruins
Photo: Ianfhunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slade Castle is a tower house and National Monument in County Wexford, Ireland. It is located in the village of Slade on the Hook Peninsula and primarily dates to the late 15th or early 16th century. Slade Castle is situated 1½ km northeast of Hook Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hook Point and Slade.
Hook Point
Locality
Photo: Dmgaerial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hook Head, historically called Rindowan, is a headland in County Wexford, Ireland, on the east side of the estuary of The Three Sisters. It is part of the Hook peninsula and is adjacent to the historic townland of Loftus Hall.
Slade
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slade is a small village and townland in County Wexford, Ireland. The townland, which has an area of approximately 1 square kilometre, sits on the Hook Peninsula and had a population of 52 people as of the 2011 census.
Dunmore East
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Dunmore East is a small village on the coast of County Waterford in southeast Ireland. Its Irish name Dún Mór means "big fort", and has been applied to innumerable hillocks where ancient people huddled in the wind and rain, so this one is specifically Dunmore East.
Hook Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourism, and retail building
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.12406° or 52° 7′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.92903° or 6° 55′ 45″ westLevels
1Open location code
9C4M43FC+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 87606874OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
13060859
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