Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Beacon
Port Island, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Port Island
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Signal Tower
- Latest-edition OS map
- Signal Tower
- Coordinates
- 53.60973, -10.22054
- SMR number
- GA009D043----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the N of Gun Rock, to the W of Port island, at the S of Bofin harbour on Inishbofin. This beacon is one of a group of three beacons (GA009D0017, GA009D018) used for navigation purposes to enter and exit Bofin harbour. Like the other two beacons it is a solid tower, circular in plan, which tapers as it rises. it is capped by a tier of three stepped ashlar courses the first of which overhangs the eaves a little.
The structure is constructed of masonry and is rendered and white-washed.
Compiled by: Margaret Keane
Updated on: 4 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Bastioned fortunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Beaconunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.