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Clare Island original lighthouse tower
Original tower generation of the single Clare Island Lighthouse station, damaged by fire in 1813 and retained beside the 1818 replacement tower.
Heritage Journey
The Lighthouse That Was Too High to Be Seen
Clare Island, fog, fire, and the transfer of a light
Identity role
- Original tower generationThe Lighthouse That Was Too High to Be Seen
The 1806 tower damaged by fire and retained beside its functional replacement.
Relationship Explorer
- BuiltClare Island Lighthouse1806accepted
The original Clare Island tower was established as the station's first lighthouse in 1806.
- CommissionedClare Island Lighthouse1806accepted
The original lighthouse entered service in 1806 to mark the entrance to Clew Bay.
- Current hostClare Island Lighthouse station complexreviewed
- DamagedClare Island Lighthouse1813accepted
Fire damaged the original tower's lantern and upper structure in 1813; the cause is not asserted in the public Story.
- Functionally replaced byClare Island replacement lantern tower1818accepted
The 1818 lantern tower assumed the lighting function of the fire-damaged 1806 tower without erasing the older structure.
- Part ofClare Island Lighthouse station fabric1806reviewed
The original 1806 tower is one historical component of the Clare Island station fabric.
Timeline and Relations
- Part of Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric1806
The original 1806 tower is one historical component of the Clare Island station fabric.
- Built Clare Island Lighthouse1806
The original Clare Island tower was established as the station's first lighthouse in 1806.
- Commissioned Clare Island Lighthouse1806
The original lighthouse entered service in 1806 to mark the entrance to Clew Bay.
- Damaged Clare Island Lighthouse1813
Fire damaged the original tower's lantern and upper structure in 1813; the cause is not asserted in the public Story.
- Functionally replaced by Clare Island replacement lantern tower1818
The 1818 lantern tower assumed the lighting function of the fire-damaged 1806 tower without erasing the older structure.
Asset Lifecycle Visualisation
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Asset lifecycle (16 events)
- Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric part of Clare Island LighthouseSource: Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric · Target: Clare Island LighthouseSources: An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Mayohigh
- Clare Island replacement lantern tower part of Clare Island Lighthouse station fabricSource: Clare Island replacement lantern tower · Target: Clare Island Lighthouse station fabricSources: An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Mayo, Clare Island Lighthouse - The Lighthouse buildingshigh
- Clare Island original lighthouse tower functionally replaced by Clare Island replacement lantern towerSource: Clare Island original lighthouse tower · Target: Clare Island replacement lantern towerSources: An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Mayo, Clare Island Lighthouse - The Lighthouse buildingshigh
- Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric modified Clare Island LighthouseSource: Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric · Target: Clare Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Achillbeg Lighthousehigh
- Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric decommissioned Clare Island LighthouseSource: Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric · Target: Clare Island LighthouseSources: Irish Lights - Achillbeg Lighthousehigh
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Attribution
"Clare Island original lighthouse tower" · LUX-ASSET-000635 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000635/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Clare Island original lighthouse tower", LUX-ASSET-000635, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000635/, accessed 2026-07-11, archive v0.24.133.