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County Wexford · Ireland

Hook Lighthouse

Watercolour painting of Hook Lighthouse, a cylindrical medieval stone tower, four black-and-white bands in County Wexford, Ireland
Built
Structure
Cylindrical medieval stone tower, four black-and-white bands
Height
35 m · focal plane 46 m
Characteristic
Fl (3) W 10s

52°07′27″N 6°55′37″W

Monks kept a beacon fire burning on this headland centuries before the stone tower rose, making Hook one of the oldest lighthouses in the world still guiding ships today.

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