Hook Lighthouse

Hook Lighthouse is a building in , . Hook Lighthouse is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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  • 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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hook Lighthouse and St. Dubhán’s Church, Churchtown, Hook Peninsula.

Lighthouse
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The is a building situated on at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in , in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the in Spain.

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is situated 1¼ km north of Hook Lighthouse.

Ruins
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is a tower house and National Monument in , . It is located in the village of on the Hook Peninsula and primarily dates to the late 15th or early 16th century. is situated 1½ km northeast of Hook Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hook Point and Slade.

Locality
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Hook Head, historically called Rindowan, is a headland in , , 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 .

Village
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is a small village and townland in , 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.

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is a small village on the coast of 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 .

Hook Lighthouse

Latitude
52.12407° or 52° 7′ 27″ north
Longitude
-6.92898° or 6° 55′ 44″ west
Levels
1
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C4M43FC+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87606874
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13060859
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