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Heritage Place

Mew Island Lighthouse

Lighthouse where the Mew Island / Great Light component was installed in 1928 and operated until removal in 2014.

Place Summary

Place ID
LUX-PLACE-000006
Type
historical location
Description
Lighthouse where the Mew Island / Great Light component was installed in 1928 and operated until removal in 2014.
Aliases
Mew Island, Mew Island Light
Coordinates
54.69872, -5.51373
Precision
source-coordinate-text
Confidence
high
Status
reviewed
Review
accepted
Notes
Heritage Journeys seed place. Coordinates converted from Irish Lights DDM position for display only.

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Role in journey

  • Operational branchThe Great Light

    Mew Island received the derived optic component in 1928 and used it until its removal in 2014.

Related Heritage Relationships

Evidence

  • Irish Lights - Mew Island LighthouseOfficial Operator

    Irish Lights gives the Mew Island Lighthouse position and states that a biform optic transferred from Tory Island was installed in 1928.