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Clare Island replacement lantern tower
Replacement lantern tower commissioned beside the damaged original tower in 1818, preserving two architectural generations within one station.
Heritage Journey
The Lighthouse That Was Too High to Be Seen
Clare Island, fog, fire, and the transfer of a light
Identity role
- Replacement tower generationThe Lighthouse That Was Too High to Be Seen
The 1818 lantern tower that carried the station's light until 1965.
Relationship Explorer
- BuiltClare Island Lighthouse1818accepted
A replacement lantern tower was built beside the retained original tower in 1818.
- CommissionedClare Island Lighthouse1818accepted
The replacement lantern tower entered service toward the end of 1818.
- Current hostClare Island Lighthouse station complexreviewed
- Functionally replaced byClare Island original lighthouse 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 fabric1818reviewed
The replacement lantern tower is the second tower generation within the same station fabric.
Timeline and Relations
- Part of Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric1818
The replacement lantern tower is the second tower generation within the same station fabric.
- Built Clare Island Lighthouse1818
A replacement lantern tower was built beside the retained original tower in 1818.
- Functionally replaces Clare Island original lighthouse tower1818
The 1818 lantern tower assumed the lighting function of the fire-damaged 1806 tower without erasing the older structure.
- Commissioned Clare Island Lighthouse1818
The replacement lantern tower entered service toward the end of 1818.
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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 replacement lantern tower" · LUX-ASSET-000636 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000636/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Clare Island replacement lantern tower", LUX-ASSET-000636, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000636/, accessed 2026-07-11, archive v0.24.133.