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Sheep's Head Lighthouse
 Sheep's Head Lighthouse | |
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| Location | County Cork, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 51°32′35″N 9°50′54″W / 51.54293°N 9.84847°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1968[1] |
| Construction | concrete  |
| Height | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Shape | small cylindrical tower |
| Markings | white |
| Operator | Commissioners of Irish Lights |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1968 |
| Focal height | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Lens | 150-watt lamp, 800mm dioptric lens |
| Intensity | 59,000 candela (white), 15,000 candela (red) |
| Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) (white), 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) (red) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) WR 15s |
Sheep's Head Lighthouse is an active 20th century lighthouse positioned on Sheep's Head, County Cork, Ireland.
- ^ "Sheeps Head Lighthouse". Comissioners of Irish Lights. Comissioners of Irish Lights. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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