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Lighthouse off the southwest coast of Ireland
The Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall (177-foot) lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the eastern reaches of the Atlantic Ocean. It is
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Topics referred to by the same term
competitive sailing Fastnet Rock, a small clay-slate island with quartz veins and the most southerly point of Ireland Fastnet Lighthouse, on Fastnet Rock A sea
Fastnet
coordinates) This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of lighthouses around the country, though
List of lighthouses in Ireland
List_of_lighthouses_in_Ireland
Lighthouse in Ireland
Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 October 2015. Pelly, Frank. "William Douglass – Designer of Fastnet Lighthouse"
Slyne_Head_Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Cornwall, England
(2018). Seashaken Houses: A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet. Particular Books. p. 108. "Eddystone Lighthouse History". Eddystone Tatler Ltd
Eddystone_Lighthouse
Incidents of known and likely rogue waves
suggestion that it was caused by a rogue wave.[citation needed] The Fastnet Lighthouse off the south coast of Ireland was struck by a 47-meter-high (154-foot-high)
List_of_rogue_waves_incidents
Cape on the coast of Northern Ireland
Point Lighthouse, built in 1844, sits near its southern tip and, at 40 m (130 ft), is the tallest lighthouse in Ireland (the Fastnet Lighthouse, though
Saint John's Point, County Down
Saint_John's_Point,_County_Down
German U-Boat – torpedoed RMS Lusitania in 1915
off the Fastnet Rock in the south Irish Sea. This rock held one of the key navigational markers in the western ocean, the Fastnet Lighthouse, and any
SM_U-20_(Germany)
2022 windstorm over northwestern Europe
speed of 172 kilometres per hour (107 mph) was recorded offshore at Fastnet Lighthouse, while a gust of 137 kilometres per hour (85 mph) was recorded at
Storm_Eunice
Woodworking joinery technique
forward in the design of lighthouses meant for particularly dangerous areas; the Eddystone Lighthouse and Fastnet Lighthouse are examples of the durable
Dovetail_joint
Lighthouse off Land's End, England
Seashaken Houses: A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet. Particular Books. p. 111. Trinity House website; Longships lighthouse Archived 17 September
Longships_Lighthouse
L-class submarine of the United States
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-10
1912 maritime disaster
The Titanic's itinerary across the North Atlantic from Fastnet Lighthouse in southern Ireland to Ambrose Light in the Lower New York Bay
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Seaside village in County Cork, Ireland
communication. Some of these tests and experiments took place between the Fastnet lighthouse, Crookhaven, and Cape Clear Island - since they were so closely connected
Crookhaven
Lighthouse
heyday of lighthouse building, and within twenty years of its closest neighbours at Old Head of Kinsale and Fastnet. The Galley Head and the Fastnet have the
Galley_Head_Lighthouse
Irish journalist, writer and public relations consultant
2020. His previous books include Omey, Inishbofin and Inishark, The Fastnet Lighthouse, On the Verge of Want (Crannog Books) and Hot Whiskey (The Kerryman)
James Morrissey (PR consultant)
James_Morrissey_(PR_consultant)
December 2021 European windstorm in Europe
Mace Head, meanwhile reported a pressure of 965 hPa (28.5 inHg). The Fastnet Lighthouse revealed a wind gust of 87 kn (45 m/s) by 09:56 UTC and 11:32 UTC
Storm_Barra
1900. He built a number of offshore lighthouses and was responsible for the design of the second Fastnet Rock lighthouse. His father was Nicholas Douglass
William Douglass (engineer, born 1831)
William_Douglass_(engineer,_born_1831)
Unexpectedly large transient ocean surface wave
from the stern of the French supertanker near Durban, South Africa. Fastnet Lighthouse – Struck by a 48-metre (157 ft) wave in 1985 Draupner wave (North
Rogue_wave
Former lighthouse in Gower, Wales
Whiteford Point Lighthouse (also known as Whitford Point Lighthouse) is located off the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower Peninsula
Whiteford_Lighthouse
L-class submarine of the United States
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-2
L-class submarine of the United States Navy
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-1
Lighthouse off Land's End, England
Wolf Rock Lighthouse is on the Wolf Rock (Cornish: An Welv, meaning the lip), a single rock located 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) east of St Mary's
Wolf_Rock_Lighthouse
L-class submarine of the United States
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-3
L-class submarine of the United States
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-4
L-class submarine of the United States
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-11
American passenger and cargo ship; wrecked off the southern Irish coast in 1847
to replace the Cape Clear Island lighthouse with one on Fastnet Rock. This decision was also because the lighthouse on Cape Clear was often shrouded in
Stephen_Whitney_(ship)
préfect of the Seine (department) to begin the re-planning of Paris. Fastnet Rock Lighthouse is completed at the most southerly point of Ireland. The New York
1853_in_architecture
Irish contemporary artist, painter and designer
typical of some Irish scenes. Another commission was to paint the Fastnet Lighthouse for the Commissioners of Irish Lights. Ballagh has served as a judge
Robert_Ballagh
Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, was consecrated. 27 June – The second Fastnet Rock lighthouse was first lit. 28 June – The Danish ocean liner, the SS Norge,
1904_in_Ireland
cargo when she was torpedoed by U-70 110 miles (180 km) west of the Fastnet Lighthouse at coordinates 51°02′N 13°00′W / 51.04°N 13.00°W / 51.04; -13.00
SS_Delamere
L-class submarine of the United States
returns. Their patrol area was also to be limited to seaward of the Fastnet Lighthouse, so as to keep clear of British patrols and to avoid potentially fatal
USS_L-9
Month of 1904
December 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. "Fastnet Lighthouse". Our Lighthouses. Commissioners of Irish Lights. Retrieved 30 July 2022. "Fearful
June_1904
Annual yacht race
David's Lighthouse, then winding channel to Hamilton, Bermuda, to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Along with Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Fastnet Race
Newport_Bermuda_Race
British stop-motion animated TV series (1983–1986)
assistants Dogger: his dog The rest of the characters live elsewhere: Fastnet: fisherman, lives on the island Mrs. Lundy: owns a cottage on the mainland
The Adventures of Portland Bill
The_Adventures_of_Portland_Bill
Irish chef and cookbook author
Ireland to such places as: Skelligs rock, Dingle's sea caves and Fastnet Rock's lighthouse. There, she explored various foods, farmers' markets and met local
Clodagh_McKenna
Stamford Yacht Club's Vineyard Race rates close to the top. Like a miniature Fastnet, the Vineyard has a combination of coastal cruising, where currents play
Vineyard_Race
Irish geophysicist (1810–1881)
works in Ireland, supplying ironwork for railway companies, the Fastnet Rock lighthouse, and a swing bridge over the River Shannon at Athlone. He also
Robert_Mallet
Scottish businessman and early lighthouse engineer (1752–1815)
OCLC 62474198. Nancollas, Tom (2019). SEASHAKEN HOUSES : a lighthouse history from eddystone to fastnet. [Place of publication not identified]: PENGUIN Books
Thomas_Smith_(engineer)
Sailboat class
When the new supermaxi racer rounded Ireland's famous Fastnet Rock Lighthouse in the Rolex Fastnet Race in August, it was the first boat in the event's
ClubSwan_125
Headland in County Cork, Ireland
keepers and their families of three local lighthouses: Crookhaven, Mizen Head and Fastnet Rock. The lighthouses are now fully automatic, requiring no keepers
Rock_Island_(Ireland)
Irish coastal 2,500 km road route
routes. Mizen Head – Ireland's southernmost point, with views of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse Kinsale Whiddy Island and Whiddy Island view on R572 road The
Wild_Atlantic_Way
Large racing yacht, at least 21 metres in length
world, with regular appearances at most of the great races such as the Fastnet, Sydney-Hobart, Bermuda Race, and their own private series of regattas
Maxi_yacht
Seaport in County Cork, Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
Cobh
Coastal village in County Cork, Ireland
rotating duty at the lighthouse. In 1975 the light was converted to electricity and it was automated on 28 March 1992 when the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn
Ballycotton
Island in West Cork, Ireland
church. Sherkin is one of the most southerly points of Ireland after the Fastnet Rock, Cape Clear, and Brow Head. It is said that when the frost covers
Sherkin_Island
Monument, Phoenix Park, 62 m (203 ft) (Tallest in Europe) Lighthouses Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 54 m (177 ft) Stadiums Croke Park, 35 m (115 ft) Air traffic
List of tallest structures in Ireland
List_of_tallest_structures_in_Ireland
of Scilly, off the coast at Lands End Fastnet Rock, south of Ireland Off Tuskar Rock, named after the lighthouse on one of the islands forming Tuskar rock
List of traffic separation schemes
List_of_traffic_separation_schemes
Island in County Cork, Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
Spike_Island,_County_Cork
Public space in Plymouth, England
fishing trawlers and a swarm of larger and smaller sailing boats. The Fastnet yacht race ends here. The annual two-day British Firework Championships
Plymouth_Hoe
District of Glasgow, Scotland
Roads and Fastnet are geographical exceptions (Longstone being located in the Farne Islands off the coast of England, Langness Lighthouse on the Isle
Cranhill
Island group in County Cork, Ireland
ship triggered the decision to replace the Cape Clear Island lighthouse with one on Fastnet Rock. The islands form part of the wider ecological landscape
Calf_Islands
Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
Great_Island
Aircraft loss in 1955
patrol around the area of the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland known as Fastnet. At 10:20, Shackleton WL743 of the same squadron, took off from the same
1955 RAF Shackleton aircraft disappearance
1955_RAF_Shackleton_aircraft_disappearance
9 January – Fastnet Rock lighthouse first lit. 21 January – the iron clipper RMS Tayleur runs aground on Lambay Island on her maiden voyage out of Liverpool
1854_in_Ireland
Village in County Cork, Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
Aghada
River crossing Cork (county and city), Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
River_Lee
Racing using boats
Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS), from Oslo to Horten via Færder lighthouse. The Fastnet Race Figawi Race, Hyannis, Massachusetts Fowey Royal Regatta, Fowey
Boat_racing
Headland in County Cork, Ireland
intersects with the Beara-Breifne Way. The Lighthouse Loop reaches all the way to the Sheep's Head Lighthouse situated at the far west end of the peninsula
Sheep's_Head
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
After leaving Queenstown, Titanic followed the Irish coast as far as Fastnet Rock, a distance of some 55 nautical miles (63 mi; 102 km). From there
Titanic
3,485 Disabled by German aircraft and then torpedoed by U-567 west of Fastnet Island on 3 September 1941. Built by Odense Stallskibsvaefrt for Cie Transports
List of ships of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
List_of_ships_of_the_Compagnie_Générale_Transatlantique
Port and resort town in County Cork, Ireland
It was completed in 1703. Youghal Lighthouse – In 1202, the Geraldine proprietors of the town built a lighthouse on the cliff at the west side of the
Youghal
Requiem was a site-specific composition for the foghorn at the Souter Lighthouse, together with ships’ horns and brass bands. It was written by Orlando
Foghorn_Requiem
Small island in County Cork, Ireland
of sea between. The tower on the island is an incomplete 19th century lighthouse. The island is home to a herd of goats. A story is told of how the island
Capel_Island
shipbuilding, shipwrecks, naval battles, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to protect or aid navigation and the development of Europe
Maritime_history_of_Europe
Ballycotton; there have been many callouts, including during the 1979 Fastnet race. Up to 2002, seventeen RNLI Medals have been awarded to Ballycotton
RNLB_Mary_Stanford_(ON_733)
Village in Cork Harbour, Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
Crosshaven
River in south Wales
Just off the tip of the point is one of the few remaining cast-iron lighthouses, long since disused and in need of preservation. During World War II
River_Loughor
Island off the southwest coast of Ireland
and honeysuckle are common plants on the land. Cape Clear is home to a lighthouse and a bird observatory. Cape Clear is popular with bird watchers and at
Cape_Clear_Island
Former British yacht builders
6th Duke of Marlborough. Its yachts competed in The America's Cup, The Fastnet Race, the Olympics, the Ocean Race (Whitbread Round the World Race) and
Camper_and_Nicholsons
Island off southwest coast of Ireland
Lighthouse, which stands on Bull Rock, was built in 1888 and automated in March 1991. Bull Rock was inhabited until this time. A staffed lighthouse on
Dursey_Island
Island in County Cork, Ireland
Clear Island. The island’s most distinctive landmark is Copper Point lighthouse at its eastern end, marking the entrance to Schull Harbour. In the 1840s
Long_Island,_County_Cork
Sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats
Club. Fastnet was established in 1924 with 7 boats. The race covers approximately 600 miles starting at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, rounding Fastnet rock
Yacht_racing
Point in southwest Ireland
this gives access to an old signal station, a weather station, and a lighthouse. The signal station, once permanently staffed, is now a museum housing
Mizen_Head
Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland
Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island
Haulbowline
person". AP via ABC News. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025. "Fastnet". Shipwreck Log. 15 December 2025. "Fresh efforts being made to board grounded
List_of_shipwrecks_in_2025
Port covering Cork Harbour in Ireland
nears". Shippax. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026. "Swansea-Cork ferry: Fastnet Line to close service with loss of 78 jobs". bbc.com. BBC. 5 February 2012
Port_of_Cork
Village in County Cork, Ireland
southerly tip the Old Head of Kinsale is a site of ancient and present-day lighthouses, as well as a golf links. Templetrine Church, built in the 1820s, is
Ballinspittle
is on the west coast of Ireland, racers must also stop at Fastnet Rock and its Lighthouse. Leg 2 has always finished at Castlebay, Barra which in bad
Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race
Round_Britain_and_Ireland_Yacht_Race
RNLI Lifeboat Station in Cornwall, England
crew member – 1993 A special framed certificate Coxswain and crew – 1979 (Fastnet Race) British Empire Medal Edward Nuzum, Lifeboat Operations Manager –
The_Lizard_Lifeboat_Station
February 1917 A screw steamer that was torpedoed by U-85 southwest of Fastnet Rock, Ireland. Canonesa 21 September 1940 A cargo ship that was torpedoed
List of shipwrecks in the mid-Atlantic Ocean
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_mid-Atlantic_Ocean
German U-boat commander during World War II
vessels were SS Navasota from OB 46 south of Fastnet was the first, tanker MV Britta south of Longships Lighthouse, and finally Tanjandoen south-southeast
Günther_Prien
scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock by SM U-55 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived. Songdal Norway
List of shipwrecks in February 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1917
RNLI Lifeboat station in County Cork, Ireland
while Michael Lane and Thomas Sliney also received bronze medals. The 1979 Fastnet Race was ripped apart, when a storm blew up on 13 August. 306 yachts were
Ballycotton_Lifeboat_Station
Yacht race across the North Atlantic
corporate events and home to famous oceanic races such as OSTAR, RB & I and Fastnet". rwyc.org. All the Single handed Transatlantic Race history Archived 2006-12-29
Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race
Single-Handed_Trans-Atlantic_Race
45 Bangor E. Division "Aids to Navigation Review 2010–2015". General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland. 2010. p. 103. Archived
List_of_islands_of_Ireland
in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west by north of the Fastnet Rock (52°16′N 17°50′W / 52.267°N 17.833°W / 52.267; -17.833) by U-558
List of shipwrecks in August 1941
List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1941
British passenger and cargo ship sunk in 1915
off Holyhead. The ships parted in the Irish Sea, as Cymric headed for Fastnet and Falaba made for Las Palmas. The next day Falaba sighted a submarine
SS_Falaba
Town in County Cork, Ireland
kilometres (6.8 mi) from Clonakilty, and looking out over the Galley Head lighthouse, is Long Strand. This sandy beach is a mile and a half long, and bounded
Clonakilty
drowned in the heavy seas before they could be brought aboard. August – Fastnet race, many racing yachts sank in extreme weather[citation needed][clarification
List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_Isles_of_Scilly
damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock (50°15′N 14°50′W / 50.250°N 14.833°W / 50.250; -14.833) by U-48
List of shipwrecks in October 1939
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1939
Month of 1915
and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) southwest of the Fastnet Rock by German submarine SM U-28 with the loss of seven crew. Lieutenant
July_1915
RMS Laconia United Kingdom 25 February 1917 A Cunard Line ocean liner sunk near Fastnet Rock by German submarine U-50. 52°0′N 13°40′W / 52.000°N 13.667°W /
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Europe
and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 116 nautical miles (215 km) west of the Fastnet Rock by SM U-86 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 234 of the 258
List of shipwrecks in June 1918
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1918
Irish television station
week. TV3's first daytime produced programme was Speakeasy, produced by Fastnet for TV3. The series focused on topical issues affecting people in Ireland
Virgin_Media_One
the Atlantic Ocean 110 nautical miles (200 km) west north west of the Fastnet Rock (51°20′N 12°30′W / 51.333°N 12.500°W / 51.333; -12.500) by SM U-46
List of shipwrecks in April 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1917
sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) west by south of the Fastnet Rock (50°56′N 10°35′W / 50.933°N 10.583°W / 50.933; -10.583) by SM U-88
List of shipwrecks in June 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1917
some flooding of coastal marshes. Fastnet disaster storm 13–14 August 1979 An unusual storm during the 1979 Fastnet yachting race resulted in 24 yachts
List_of_European_windstorms
US Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1889–1972)
Bantry Bay. On her return, Foster's crew spotted German SM UB-65 near Fastnet Rock, which Foster first took to be a buoy on the horizon. Moving closer
Paul_Frederick_Foster
and sunk in the Celtic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock (50°43′N 10°16′W / 50.717°N 10.267°W / 50.717; -10.267) by U-47
List of shipwrecks in December 1939
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1939
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