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Hook Lighthouse

Hook Head, County Wexford

One of the oldest working lighthouses in the world.

For centuries monks lit a beacon on Hook Head to warn ships. In the early 1200s, the Norman lord William Marshal built a great stone tower here to guide ships into Waterford Harbour.

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When
1200s
Where
52.1240, -6.9290
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

Guided tours climb the tower. Café and visitor centre.

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