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Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and OrganizationAdams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

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Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization

Name: Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization
Author: Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

Lighthouses; Lightships

416. =Trevose Head=, lat. 50° 32´ 55´´; two fixed lights,
    visible 20 and 17 miles; tower, 86 feet high; erected 1847.

    417. =Godrevy Island=, lat. 50° 14´; two lights, flashes every
    10 seconds; octagonal stone tower, 86 feet high; erected 1859.

    418. =Padstow=, quay-head; one fixed light; erected 1868.

    419. =Hayle=, lat. 50° 11´ 30´´; two fixed lights, visible six
    miles; erected 1840.

    420. =St. Ives=, outer and inner pier; two fixed lights,
    visible 10 and 9 miles; erected 1860.

    421. =St. Ives=, pier-head; one fixed light; erected 1831.


IRELAND.

SOUTH AND EAST COASTS.

    422. =Fastnet=, lat. 51° 23´ 18´´; one light, revolving every
    two minutes, visible 18 miles; circular tower, 92 feet high;
    erected 1854.

    423. =Kinsale=, Old Head, lat. 51° 36´ 11´´; one fixed light,
    visible 21 miles; tower, 100 feet high; erected 1683.

    424. =Kinsale=, Fort Charles, lat. 51° 41´ 48´´; one fixed
    light, visible 14 miles; 48 feet high; erected 1804.

    425. =Cork Harbour=,[69] Roche Point, lat. 51° 47´ 33´´; two
    lights, one revolving every minute, and one fixed, visible 10
    and 8 miles; 49 feet high; erected 1817.

[69] Or Queenstown.

    426. §=Cork Harbour=, Spit Bank, lat. 51° 50´ 41´´; one fixed
    light, visible 5 miles; erected 1848, repaired 1853.

    427. =Cork Harbour=, Lough Mahon, lat. 51° 53´; one fixed
    light; erected 1859.

    428. =Cork Harbour=, Donkathel, lat. 51° 54´; one fixed green
    light.

    429. =Cork Harbour=, Black Rock Castle, lat. 51° 54´; one fixed
    light; erected 1863.

    430. =Cork Harbour=, King’s Quay, lat. 51° 53´; one fixed
    light, _gas_.

    431. =Cork Harbour=, Tivoli, lat. 51° 54´; one fixed light,
    _gas_.

    432. =Ballycottin=, Outer Island, lat. 51° 49´ 30´´; a flash
    every 10 seconds, visible 18 miles; tower, 50 feet high;
    erected 1850.

    433. =Youghal=, lat. 51° 56´ 34´´; one fixed light, 6 miles;
    erected 1852.

    434. =Minehead=, lat. 51° 59´ 33´´; intermittent light, every
    minute, visible 21 miles; lighthouse, 68 feet high; erected
    1850.


EAST AND NORTH COASTS.

    435. =Dungarvan=, Ballinacourty Point; one fixed light, visible
    10 miles; lighthouse, 44 feet high; erected 1858.

    436. =Waterford=, Hook Town, lat. 52° 7´ 25´´; one fixed light,
    visible 16 miles; tower, 115 feet high; erected 1791.

    437. =Waterford=, Dunmore Pier-head, lat. 52° 9´; one fixed
    light, visible 5 miles; lighthouse, 51 feet high; erected 1826.

    438. =Waterford=, Duncannon Fort, lat. 52° 13´ 13´´; two fixed
    lights, visible 10 miles; 25 feet high; erected 1774.

    439. =Waterford=, Duncannon; one fixed light, visible 16 miles;
    tower, 35 feet high; erected 1838.

    440. §=Waterford=, Spit off Passage Point; one fixed light;
    erected 1867.

    441. [++]=Saltees=, Coningbeg Rock Lightship, lat. 52° 2´ 25´´;
    two fixed lights, visible 10 and 8 miles; fixed 1824.

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Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and OrganizationAdams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

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Lighthouses and Lightships: A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization

Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

Lighthouses; Lightships

416. =Trevose Head=, lat. 50° 32´ 55´´; two fixed lights,
    visible 20 and 17 miles; tower, 86 feet high; erected 1847.

    417. =Godrevy Island=, lat. 50° 14´; two lights, flashes every
    10 seconds; octagonal stone tower, 86 feet high; erected 1859.

    418. =Padstow=, quay-head; one fixed light; erected 1868.

    419. =Hayle=, lat. 50° 11´ 30´´; two fixed lights, visible six
    miles; erected 1840.

    420. =St. Ives=, outer and inner pier; two fixed lights,
    visible 10 and 9 miles; erected 1860.

    421. =St. Ives=, pier-head; one fixed light; erected 1831.


IRELAND.

SOUTH AND EAST COASTS.

    422. =Fastnet=, lat. 51° 23´ 18´´; one light, revolving every
    two minutes, visible 18 miles; circular tower, 92 feet high;
    erected 1854.

    423. =Kinsale=, Old Head, lat. 51° 36´ 11´´; one fixed light,
    visible 21 miles; tower, 100 feet high; erected 1683.

    424. =Kinsale=, Fort Charles, lat. 51° 41´ 48´´; one fixed
    light, visible 14 miles; 48 feet high; erected 1804.

    425. =Cork Harbour=,[69] Roche Point, lat. 51° 47´ 33´´; two
    lights, one revolving every minute, and one fixed, visible 10
    and 8 miles; 49 feet high; erected 1817.

[69] Or Queenstown.

    426. §=Cork Harbour=, Spit Bank, lat. 51° 50´ 41´´; one fixed
    light, visible 5 miles; erected 1848, repaired 1853.

    427. =Cork Harbour=, Lough Mahon, lat. 51° 53´; one fixed
    light; erected 1859.

    428. =Cork Harbour=, Donkathel, lat. 51° 54´; one fixed green
    light.

    429. =Cork Harbour=, Black Rock Castle, lat. 51° 54´; one fixed
    light; erected 1863.

    430. =Cork Harbour=, King’s Quay, lat. 51° 53´; one fixed
    light, _gas_.

    431. =Cork Harbour=, Tivoli, lat. 51° 54´; one fixed light,
    _gas_.

    432. =Ballycottin=, Outer Island, lat. 51° 49´ 30´´; a flash
    every 10 seconds, visible 18 miles; tower, 50 feet high;
    erected 1850.

    433. =Youghal=, lat. 51° 56´ 34´´; one fixed light, 6 miles;
    erected 1852.

    434. =Minehead=, lat. 51° 59´ 33´´; intermittent light, every
    minute, visible 21 miles; lighthouse, 68 feet high; erected
    1850.


EAST AND NORTH COASTS.

    435. =Dungarvan=, Ballinacourty Point; one fixed light, visible
    10 miles; lighthouse, 44 feet high; erected 1858.

    436. =Waterford=, Hook Town, lat. 52° 7´ 25´´; one fixed light,
    visible 16 miles; tower, 115 feet high; erected 1791.

    437. =Waterford=, Dunmore Pier-head, lat. 52° 9´; one fixed
    light, visible 5 miles; lighthouse, 51 feet high; erected 1826.

    438. =Waterford=, Duncannon Fort, lat. 52° 13´ 13´´; two fixed
    lights, visible 10 miles; 25 feet high; erected 1774.

    439. =Waterford=, Duncannon; one fixed light, visible 16 miles;
    tower, 35 feet high; erected 1838.

    440. §=Waterford=, Spit off Passage Point; one fixed light;
    erected 1867.

    441. [++]=Saltees=, Coningbeg Rock Lightship, lat. 52° 2´ 25´´;
    two fixed lights, visible 10 and 8 miles; fixed 1824.

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