Lighthouse Island

A light station was established on Lighthouse Island in the early 18th century and a lighthouse built in 1815. It has been inactive since 1884 when the lighthouse was abandoned in favour of the Mew Island Lighthouse, but the ruined stump of the 16 m (52 ft) stone tower remains. The ruins of the keeper’s house have been rebuilt to house a bird observatory.

The island is managed by the National Trust, although not generally open to the public, weekend and day bird watching trips can be arranged.

7 Day Weather Forecast

Today

11.9℃–12.7℃

4.4 m/s (SW)

Mon, Nov 10

11.1℃–11.9℃

3.5 m/s (NE)

Tue, Nov 11

8.9℃–11.9℃

4 m/s (SSW)

Wed, Nov 12

10.2℃–12.2℃

7.7 m/s (SW)

Thu, Nov 13

11.6℃–12.9℃

5.3 m/s (S)

Fri, Nov 14

10.5℃–10.8℃

10.5 m/s (E)

Sat, Nov 15

7.7℃–8.1℃

11.6 m/s (ENE)

Sun, Nov 16

8.3℃–8.7℃

6.3 m/s (ENE)

Our Ards Peninsula weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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