Valentia Island Lighthouse
Valentia Island Lighthouse is a museum in County Kerry, Munster. Valentia Island Lighthouse is situated nearby to Cromwell Point Lighthouse, as well as near Beginish Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cromwell Point Lighthouse and Beginish Island.
Cromwell Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromwell Point Lighthouse, also known as Valentia Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on Valentia Island's Cromwell Point in County Kerry, Ireland. It provides guidance for vessels entering Valentia Harbour from the north.
Beginish Island
Island
Geokaun
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geokaun Mountain is the highest mountain on Valentia Island, County Kerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knightstown and Chapeltown.
Knightstown
Village
Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 3 km south of Valentia Island Lighthouse.
Portmagee
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2016 of 123. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.
Valentia Island Lighthouse
- Opening hours: March—October 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.93352° or 51° 56′ 1″ northLongitude
-10.32148° or 10° 19′ 17″ westOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glanleam House and Valentia Front Leading Light.
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