Inisheer Lighthouse

Inisheer Lighthouse

Inisheer is one of four principal lighthouses in the Aran Islands 10km 6miles Eeragh G a l w a y B a y A R A N I S L A N D S Inishmore Straw Island Inisheer
Location	Aran Islands, Ireland
Coordinates	53°02′47″N 9°31′35″W / 53.046360°N 9.526440°W / 53.046360; -9.526440
Tower
Constructed	1857
Automated	1978
Height	34 metres (112 ft)
Operator	Commissioners of Irish Lights
Racon	K
Light
First lit	1857
Focal height	34 metres (112 ft)
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Iso WR 12s

The Inisheer, Inis Oírr or Fardurris Point Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on the island of Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, in County Galway, Ireland. It marks the south-eastern entrance to Galway bay and the port of Galway known as the South Sound, with a red sector of the light marking the Finnis Rock.^[1] The Eeragh Lighthouse which marks the North Sound entrance to the bay on the north-western side of the islands, was also constructed at the same time. Inisheer and Eeragh both became operational in 1857.^[1]