Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Today's lighthouse is 110 feet tall and looks modern on the outside. (It was automated
in 1996, and its light can be seen for 23 miles out to sea.) But it's actually 800 years old,
built on a plan inspired by the lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt—one of the seven won-
ders of the ancient world.
Cost and Hours:
€6, daily June-Aug 9:30-18:00, May and Sept 9:30- 17:30, Oct-April
9:30-17:00, last tour usually at 16:00, call to check tour times before driving out, tel. 051/
397-055,
www.hookheritage.ie
.
Getting There:
The lighthouse can be a bit tricky to find. But if you follow the brown
Hook Scenic Route
signs south of Ballyhack and remind yourself that you're on a narrow
peninsula with the lighthouse at the southern tip, you'll be funneled straight there (more or
less).
