Tuskar Rock (Ireland)
52°12.2' North, 6°12.4' West

History:
Tuskar Rock lighthouse marks a treacherous cluster of rocks 7 nautical miles east-north-east of Carnsore Point. The lighthouse was completed in 1815 after 4 years’ work. During construction ten workmen were washed off the rock during a violent storm and another man, a stonecutter, fell 72 feet to his death. The fine granite tower with its bell-shaped base was built to a design specified by George Halpin, Inspector of Lighthouses to the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, by the Corporation’s own workforce. Tuskar lighthouse, which has a white tower, was converted to electric in 1938 – the first Irish off-shore lighthouse to be electrified. It has a 500mm catadioptric annual lens and an electric MBI 1kW lamp.The lighthouse was automated on 31st March 1993.


Aids to Navigation

Light:
Q (2) W 7.5s. 2 quick white flashes every 7.5 seconds, exhibited by day and by night; nominal range 24 nautical miles.

Radar Beacon:
Morse 'T' on vessel's radar display.

Fog Signal:
4 blasts every 45 seconds.

Height of Tower:
34 metres.

Height of light above mean high water springs:
33 metres.



[This message has been edited by rscroope (edited 02-23-2001).]