Aranmore Lighthouse
Aranmore Lighthouse is a lighthouse in County Donegal, Ulster. Aranmore Lighthouse is situated nearby to the ruins Former Coastguard Station, as well as near the islet Stackacrave.Photo: Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Also known as: “Arranmore Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arranmore.
Arranmore
Photo: Geyo John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Árainn Mhór or Arranmore is an island 5 km off the west coast of County Donegal. It's a Gaeltacht community where Irish is the official language though English is universally understood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.
Leabgarrow
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow. Leabgarrow is situated 5 km southeast of Aranmore Lighthouse.
Burtonport
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme. Burtonport is situated 10 km southeast of Aranmore Lighthouse.
Aranmore Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.0147° or 55° 0′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.56046° or 8° 33′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7H2C7Q+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 1027106636OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28496266
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In Other Languages
“Aranmore Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Arranmore”
- French: “Phare d’Arranmore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former Coastguard Station and Stackacrave.
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