![]() Eeragh is one of four principal lighthouses in the Aran Islands
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Location | Aran Islands, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 53°08′53″N 9°51′23″W / 53.1481°N 9.8564°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1857 ![]() |
Automated | 1978 |
Height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
Power source | Thermomechanical generator, wind power, solar energy ![]() |
Operator | Commissioners of Irish Lights |
Light | |
First lit | 1857 |
Focal height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s |
Eeragh Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Rock Island, one of the Brannock Islands, part of the Aran Islands archipelago in County Galway, Ireland. It marks the north-western entrance to Galway Bay and the port of Galway known as the North Sound. Due to its location it is also known as the Aran North Lighthouse.[1][2] The lighthouse on Inisheer at the south-eastern end of the islands was also constructed at the same time. Eeragh and Inisheer both became operational in 1857.[1]
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