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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kildownet Castle and Achill Island Lifeboat Station.
Kildownet Castle
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
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 Polranny.
Achill Sound
Town
Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire, formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It had a population of 265 at the 2022 census. Achill Sound is situated 8 km north of Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Polranny
Village
Polranny is a village in County Mayo in the province of Connacht in the Republic of Ireland. The Michael Davitt Bridge connects Polranny on the mainland to Achill Island. Polranny is situated 9 km north of Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Dooega
Village
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″ north
Longitude
-9.94728° or 9° 56′ 50″ west
Inception
1965
Height
9 metres (30 feet)
Operator
Commissioners of Irish Lights
Open location code
9C5GV353+73
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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