Monday, May 26, 2014

Lighthouse of the Week, May 25 - 31, 2014: Fastnet


One of the most picturesque and amazing lighthouses anywhere in the world, Fastnet Lighthouse is perched on Fastnet Rock, which is the most southerly point/place in Ireland.  There are likely thousands of pictures of this one, so choosing a couple of outstanding ones is tough - but I'll try.
































A couple more:

Fastnet Lighthouse 1

Fastnet Lighthouse 2



History of the Fastnet Lighthouse

If you're thinking that you heard the name "Fastnet" before but didn't connect it with the lighthouse, it might have been because of the 1979 disaster in the race of the same name, when huge seas and high winds endangered a lot of boats and capsize or sank 25 of them out of the field of 306.


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