Crookhaven
Crookhaven (Irish: An Cruachán) is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal holiday homes arrive.
Crookhaven
An Cruachán | |
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Town | |
Waterfront in Crookhaven | |
Crookhaven Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′47″N 9°43′13″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | V805255 |
| Website | www |
| Crookhaven Lighthouse | |
Crookhaven Lighthouse | |
| Coordinates | 51.476470°N 9.704744°W |
| Constructed | 1843 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Crookhaven Lighthouse |
| Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Lens | 3rd order dioptric lens |
| Range | white: 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) red: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | LFl WR 8s. |
| Ireland no. | CIL-2570 |
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