LUX Light Archive
Lighthouse
Lighthouse Ireland decommissioned; physical station preserved

Clare Island Lighthouse

Also known as: Clare Island Light, Clare Island Lighthouse Station, Clare Island, Co. Mayo, Clare Island County Mayo, Clare Island Mayo

Draft canonical lighthouse record.

LUX canonical record. Draft/review state changes curation status, not the page structure.

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At a glance

Place

Country
Ireland
Region
Needs review
Locality
Not recorded
Water area
Not recorded
Coordinate source
Clare Island Lighthouse - Getting Here

Identity

LUX ID
LUX-LH-000624
Review status
accepted
Object kind
Lighthouse
Mobility
fixed

Structure

Status
decommissioned; physical station preserved Resolved current claim · Irish Lights - Achillbeg Lighthouse Verified
More about this evidence
Verification
Verified
Why shown
Accepted evidence is active; Latest dated evidence starts 1965-09-28; Source: Official History; High confidence
Field support
Source identifies the object, not this field · Trusted source is linked to the object, but field-level support is not explicit yet.
Confidence
High confidence
Sources
1

Supported by accepted/current field-level evidence.

Technical details
verification_status
verified
confidence
high
evidence_scope
field
field_support_status
object-reference-only
winner_reason
accepted active claim; latest from 1965-09-28; source type official_history; confidence high
Construction date
1806 Multiple lighthouse phases
An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Mayo 1806 · year · high
Tower height
Not recorded
Focal height
Not recorded
Light height
Not recorded

Signal

Light characteristic
Not recorded
Light number
Not recorded
Operation
Not recorded
Visibility
Not recorded
Legacy light IDs
Not recorded
Call sign
Not recorded
Lens / optics
Not curated

Position

Latitude
53.81806 Resolved current claim · Clare Island Lighthouse - Getting Here Verified
More about this evidence
Verification
Verified
Why shown
Accepted evidence is active; Source: Current Operator; Medium confidence
Field support
Source identifies the object, not this field · Trusted source is linked to the object, but field-level support is not explicit yet.
Confidence
Medium confidence
Sources
1

Supported by accepted/current field-level evidence.

Technical details
verification_status
verified
confidence
medium
evidence_scope
field
field_support_status
object-reference-only
winner_reason
accepted active claim; source type current_operator; confidence medium
Longitude
-9.98333 Resolved current claim · Clare Island Lighthouse - Getting Here Verified
More about this evidence
Verification
Verified
Why shown
Accepted evidence is active; Source: Current Operator; Medium confidence
Field support
Source identifies the object, not this field · Trusted source is linked to the object, but field-level support is not explicit yet.
Confidence
Medium confidence
Sources
1

Supported by accepted/current field-level evidence.

Technical details
verification_status
verified
confidence
medium
evidence_scope
field
field_support_status
object-reference-only
winner_reason
accepted active claim; source type current_operator; confidence medium

Light Signature

No accepted light signature claims yet.

Signal pattern, color, period, visibility, optics, and operating context appear here after field-level review.

Light signature JSON will appear here after review.

Names & naming history

  • Clare Island Light
  • Clare Island Lighthouse Station
  • Clare Island, Co. Mayo
  • Clare Island County Mayo
  • Clare Island Mayo

Heritage identity & evidence

Identity

LUX ID
LUX-LH-000624
Type
Lighthouse
Object kind
Lighthouse
Current status
decommissioned; physical station preserved

Review & coverage

Accepted map pinNo public image available3 accepted field claims

External identifiers

No reviewed external identifiers yet.

Key source-backed claims

Claim evidence

Operational status

Selected valueNeeds reviewed field source

Selected value: decommissioned; physical station preserved

Why this value is shown: Accepted evidence is active; Latest dated evidence starts 1965-09-28; Source: Official History; High confidence

Field support: Needs a reviewed field source

Show claim history
  • decommissioned; physical station preserved selected why: Accepted evidence is active; Latest dated evidence starts 1965-09-28; Source: Official History; High confidence · Irish Lights - Achillbeg Lighthouse Accepted · 28/09/1965 · day · high · Official History
    Technical details
    claim_id
    FIELD-CLAIM-000068
    review_status
    accepted
    confidence
    high
    source_type
    official_history
    winner_reason
    accepted active claim; latest from 1965-09-28; source type official_history; confidence high
Technical details
field_id
status
current_claim_id
FIELD-CLAIM-000068
winner_reason
accepted active claim; latest from 1965-09-28; source type official_history; confidence high
field_support_status
no-trusted-reference
candidate_count
1
distinct_value_count
1
review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.

Station established

Multiple lighthouse phasesNeeds reviewed field source

Phase history: 1806

Reviewer action: Treat each active date as a separate lighthouse phase, rebuild, first-light, or current-structure date before promoting phase-specific facts.

Field support: Needs a reviewed field source

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Technical details
field_id
construction_date
current_claim_id
FIELD-CLAIM-000067
field_support_status
no-trusted-reference
candidate_count
1
distinct_value_count
1
review_guidance
repeatable lifecycle phase field; display active values as phase history and only flag conflict when review assigns two different values to the same phase.

Operator-published approximate location

Selected valueInherited from archiveNeeds reviewed field source

Selected value: latitude: 53.81806, longitude: -9.98333

Why this value is shown: Accepted evidence is active; Source: Current Operator; Medium confidence

Field support: Needs a reviewed field source

Archive value: Latitude: 53.81806, Longitude: -9.98333

Show claim history
  • latitude: 53.81806, longitude: -9.98333 selected why: Accepted evidence is active; Source: Current Operator; Medium confidence · Clare Island Lighthouse - Getting Here Accepted · medium · Current Operator
    Technical details
    claim_id
    FIELD-CLAIM-000069
    review_status
    accepted
    confidence
    medium
    source_type
    current_operator
    winner_reason
    accepted active claim; source type current_operator; confidence medium
Technical details
field_id
coordinates
current_claim_id
FIELD-CLAIM-000069
winner_reason
accepted active claim; source type current_operator; confidence medium
field_support_status
no-trusted-reference
candidate_count
1
distinct_value_count
1
review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.

Key sources

3 active / 3 total in-archive source links. Full sources below

External Identity Graph

  • LUX Light Archive
    LUX-LH-000624 Canonical LUX ID

    Local identity anchor for the record and related claims.

  • Source URLs
    3 active / 3 total in-record source links Record source URLs

    record provenance · Record-level source URLs are listed in the source provenance section.

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Reconstructed state

No reviewed year-by-year state profile yet.

State profile JSON will appear here after review.

History and connections

Lifecycle summary

BuiltDestroyedRebuiltMuseum afterlifeDecommissionedMoved / installed

Current status: decommissioned; physical station preserved

What changed over time

  1. Built Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric part of Clare Island Lighthouse year · high
  2. Built Clare Island original lighthouse tower built Clare Island Lighthouse year · high
  3. Lifecycle event Clare Island original lighthouse tower commissioned Clare Island Lighthouse year · high
  4. Lifecycle event Clare Island original lighthouse tower part of Clare Island Lighthouse station fabric year · high
  5. Destroyed Clare Island original lighthouse tower damaged Clare Island Lighthouse year · high
  6. Rebuilt Clare Island original lighthouse tower functionally replaced by Clare Island replacement lantern tower year · high
  7. Rebuilt Clare Island replacement lantern tower built Clare Island Lighthouse year · high
  8. Rebuilt Clare Island replacement lantern tower commissioned Clare Island Lighthouse year · high

Construction phases

Repeated construction dates are treated as lighthouse phases or rebuilds, not one current-date conflict.

  1. 1806 · An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Mayo · Phase claim

    Needs review classification for this phase.

Full timeline and map history below

Related places and objects

No reviewed continuity links yet.

Evidence and data

16 history events 6 connected objects 2 places

Coverage: curated-relations

Open timeline JSON · Open graph JSON · Open map history JSON

Lighthouse history (16 events)
Connection graph (6 objects)
Geo timeline (2 places)

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  • Clare Island Lighthouse53.81806, -9.98333
  • Achillbeg Lighthouse53.85848, -9.94725

Source Evidence