This is a list of lighthouses in the Isle of Man which is located in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland.[1]
Lighthouses
edit| Name | Image | Location coordinates |
Year built | Tower height | Focal height | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calf of Man (low) | Calf of Man 54°03.157′N 4°49.734′W / 54.052617°N 4.828900°W |
1815 | 15 m (49 ft) | 86 m (282 ft) | Inactive | Designed by Robert Stevenson. Inactive since 1875 | |
| Calf of Man (high) | Calf of Man 54°03.180′N 4°49.715′W / 54.053000°N 4.828583°W |
1815/1968 | 18 m (59 ft) | 93 m (305 ft) | Inactive | Designed by Robert Stevenson. Inactive since 2007 | |
| Castletown Harbour: Irish Quay | Castletown 54°04′21″N 4°39′00″W / 54.0724°N 4.6499°W |
1944 | 3.5 m (11 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | 5 nmi (9 km) | Operated by Isle of Man Harbours | |
| Castletown Harbour: New Pier | Castletown 54°04′21″N 4°39′00″W / 54.0724°N 4.6499°W |
1849 | 7 m (23 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | 5 nmi (9 km) | Operated by Isle of Man Harbours | |
| Chicken Rock | Chicken Rock 54°02.271′N 4°50.315′W / 54.037850°N 4.838583°W |
1875 | 44 m (144 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) | Designed by David & Thomas Stevenson | |
| Douglas Head | Douglas Head 54°08.599′N 4°27.947′W / 54.143317°N 4.465783°W |
1857 | 20 m (66 ft) | 32 m (105 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | Designed by David & Thomas Stevenson | |
| Langness | Dreswick Point 54°03′14″N 4°37′30″W / 54.05389°N 4.62500°W |
1880 | 19 m (62 ft) | 23 m (75 ft) | 12 nmi (22 km) | Designed by David & Thomas Stevenson | |
| Maughold Head | Maughold Head 54°17.734′N 4°18.585′W / 54.295567°N 4.309750°W |
1914 | 23 m (75 ft) | 65 m (213 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) | Designed by Charles Stevenson | |
| Point of Ayre | Point of Ayre 54°24.959′N 4°22.111′W / 54.415983°N 4.368517°W |
1818 | 30 m (98 ft) | 32 m (105 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) | Designed by Robert Stevenson | |
| Point of Ayre Winkie | Point of Ayre 54°24.959′N 4°22.111′W / 54.415983°N 4.368517°W |
1888 | 10 m (33 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | Inactive | Inactive since 2010 | |
| Port Erin Range Front | Port Erin 54°05′14″N 4°45′34″W / 54.0872°N 4.7594°W |
Unknown | 11 m (36 ft) | 10 m (33 ft) | 5 nmi (9 km) | Operated by Isle of Man Harbours | |
| Thousla Rock | Calf Sound 54°03′44″N 4°48′02″W / 54.06215°N 4.80065°W |
1981 | 9 m (30 ft) | 9 m (30 ft) | 4 nmi (7 km) | Octagonal pillar, displays a flashing red light. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Isle of Man". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.