Blackrock Island Lighthouse

The lighthouse is painted white.

Blackrock island lighthouse.

Fayerweather island black rock harbor lighthouse black rock harbor with its deep port sheltered by fayerweather island was a developing shipping center in the eighteenth century and it seemed only natural to build a lighthouse on the island to guide ships into the harbor. A narrow gauge tramway was laid from these quarries over the shoulder of the hill and down to the harbour through the compound of the irish lights dwellings of the keepers attached to blackrock lighthouse which is 20km west of blacksod. Black rock harbor is sheltered by fayerweather island which made the island an ideal place for a lighthouse to mark the harbor entrance in 1808. In 1830 the coastguard approached the corporation for improving the port of dublin for lights to be placed on slyne head and blackrock north of achill island.

The first keeper john maltbie was only at the lighthouse for five months until his death at the station. Blacksod lighthouse is situated at the end of the incredibly beautiful mullet peninsula in erris co. Thank you for touring rock island lighthouse with clayton island tours. Black rock harbor light also known as fayerweather island light is a lighthouse in bridgeport connecticut united states which stands on the south end of fayerweather island and marks the entrance to black rock harbor.

Perhaps you will join us again for a tour when the lighthouse tower is allowed to reopen after covid. Blackrock lighthouse the lighthouse on blackrock island was constructed in 1864. Blackistone island replica lighthouse called maryland s plymouth rock by some st. The subject was referred to inspector george halpin who in his report agreed that slyne head warranted marking but suggested eagle island in preference to blackrock.

Nynorthcoasters wrote a review jul 2020. The group left england on the feast day of st. Mayo and marks the entrance to the stunning blacksod bay. Rochester new york 39 contributions 15 helpful votes.

It is a 50 foot high round stone tower with lantern and gallery attached to a single storey keeper s house.