Achillbeg Lighthouse
Achillbeg Lighthouse is a lighthouse in County Mayo, Connacht. Achillbeg Lighthouse is situated nearby to the peak Achillbeg Island S Top, as well as near the ruins Achillbeg School.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kildownet Castle and Achill Island Lifeboat Station.
Kildownet Castle
Photo: Michelle Owner of the Squishy, CC BY 2.0.
Carrickkildavnet Castle or Kildavnet Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Achill Island, Ireland. Kildownet Castle is situated 2½ km north of Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Achill Island Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achill Island Lifeboat Station sits in the shadow of Carrickkildavnet Castle, overlooking Achill Sound, at the southern tip of Achill Island, the largest of the Irish isles, located of the east coast of Ireland in County Mayo. Achill Island Lifeboat Station is situated 2½ km north of Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achill Sound and Dooega.
Achill Sound
Village
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire, formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the east coast of Achill Island and is the first settlement one reaches after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge, a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland. Achill Sound is situated 8 km north of Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Dooega
Village
Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumha Éige is a village in the south west of Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland in County Mayo. It is in the Gaeltacht and is the home of Coláiste Acla. Dooega is situated 9 km northwest of Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Achillbeg Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.85815° or 53° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
-9.94728° or 9° 56′ 50″ westInception
1965Height
9 metres (30 feet)Operator
Commissioners of Irish LightsOpen location code
9C5GV353+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 322520713OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28333657
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In Other Languages
“Achillbeg Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Achillbeg”
- French: “Phare d’Achillbeg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Achillbeg Island S Top and Achillbeg School.
Nearby Places
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