Howth Harbour Lighthouse
Also known as Howth Harbour Lighthouse (1818)
East Pier, Howth
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Howth Harbour Lighthouse
Howth Harbour Lighthouse is one of 15 buildings in Howth the National Inventory rates National. Its record dates Howth Harbour Lighthouse to 1815–1820. 7 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 11359034↗National is the National Inventory’s second-highest rating: a building of significance across Ireland.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 20 minutes
Howth · about 1.1 km on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Howth Harbour LighthouseStart here
- 2Howth Harbour Mission HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 3Harbour HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 4
Howth Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on - 5
Howth CourthouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
Saint Mary's AbbeyNational rating (NIAH)700 mSaint Lawrence HotelRegional rating (NIAH)700 m
Howth Martello TowerNational rating (NIAH)700 mHowth Garda Síochána StationRegional rating (NIAH)700 mThe Abbey TavernRegional rating (NIAH)700 mHowth Railway Station (station master's house)Regional rating (NIAH)700 m1 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Howth: more houses of national importance
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Clontarf Castle in Clontarf East is the nearest, at 9.8 km. The farthest is James Joyce Centre in Parnell Square, 14 km away.
Questions about Howth Harbour Lighthouse
Is Howth Harbour Lighthouse on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated National (record 11359034).
Can you visit Howth Harbour Lighthouse?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Howth Harbour Lighthouse built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1815–1820.
Is Howth Harbour Lighthouse protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
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