Kish Bank Lighthouse
Ireland /
Wicklow /
Bray /
World
/ Ireland
/ Wicklow
/ Bray
World / Republic of Ireland
lighthouse, shoal, sandbar, foghorn, helicopter landing pad
Shallow sandbar about 10km from Dublin Harbour. It is marked by a well-known lighthouse.
Naturally many shipwrecks are in the area, which makes it a popular diving spot. Four miles east of the lighthouse, on 10 October 1918, RMS Leinster was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with over 500 lives lost, the greatest single loss of life on the Irish Sea.
The bar was first marked by a lightship in 1811. The current lighthouse was activated in 1965 and automated in 1992.
Naturally many shipwrecks are in the area, which makes it a popular diving spot. Four miles east of the lighthouse, on 10 October 1918, RMS Leinster was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with over 500 lives lost, the greatest single loss of life on the Irish Sea.
The bar was first marked by a lightship in 1811. The current lighthouse was activated in 1965 and automated in 1992.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish_Bank
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°18'39"N 5°55'33"W
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