Inishgort Lighthouse

Position:

53°49.594' North 09°40.259' West

Aids to Navigation

Sectors:

Height of Tower:

8 metres

Height of Light MHWS:

11 metres

Character:

LFl W 10s

Range:

10 nautical miles

Radar Beacon:

AIS:

AIS


The tower was originally built in 1806.

On 10 December 1964 the flash length of the character Fl every 2 seconds was altered to 0.4 seconds. On the 25th September 1979 this character was changed to LFl W 10s.

The light was converted to solar power in July 2000.

The lantern is a Tideland ML300 lantern with 20W tungsten halogen lamps, powered by 4 x 50W solar panels charging a 510Ah battery