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Hook Head lighthouse, Co. Wexford |
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Position
52 07.3N
6 55.7W |
Original light circa 5th century. Tower built c 1172. Lantern added 1791. Upper structure 1859. Ireland's oldest working lighthouse. Date unwatched: 29.3.1996
See it up close personal on The Southern lighthouse tour
Watch aerial video |
Height of tower: 35m
Height of light above MHWS: 46m
Range of light: 23nm |
![Hook Head lighthouse](Images/jep766d.jpg) |
![Hook Head lighthouse](Images/jep777d.jpg) |
Image code: JEP 776D |
Image code: JEP 777D |
![Hook Head lighthouse](Images/jep778d.jpg) |
![Hook Head lighthouse](Images/jep779d.jpg) |
Image code: JEP 778D |
JEP 779D |
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All images here will make 40x20 inch hand made prints with ease. 21.1 mega pixels Canon EOS camera used. Prints will not have my watermark on them |
![Hook lighthouse](Images/jep509d.jpg) |
![Hook lighthouse](Images/jep510d.jpg) |
![Hook Head lighthouse](Images/jep511d.jpg) |
Hook after dark with 'palm trees' image code: JEP 509
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Hook Head lighthouse with rising moon
code: JEP 510
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Hook Head with star burst image code JEP 511D
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![Hook lighthouse](Images/jep507d.jpg) |
![Hooh Head](Images/jep429d.jpg) |
![Hook lighthouse](Images/jep508d.jpg) |
Frothy sea from the north side image code JEP 507D
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Wild and woolly from the south image code JEP 429D
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All cracks and crevices image code JEP 580D
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![Hook Head lighthouse](Images/jep411d.jpg) |
![Hook Lighthouse](Images/jep412d.jpg) |
![Hook lighthouse](Images/jep413d.jpg) |
Blowhole 1
image code: JEP 411D
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Blowhole 2
image code: JEP 412D
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Blowhole 3
image code: JEP 413D
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![Hook Head](Images/hook16.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook15c.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook17.jpg) |
Surf 1
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Surf 2
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Surf 3
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![Hook Head](Images/hook18.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook19.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook20.jpg) |
Surf 4 image code JEP 326D
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Surf 5 image code JEP 327D
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Surf 6 image code JEP 328D
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![Hook Head](Images/hook21.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook23.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook22.jpg) |
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order code for hand print JEP 330D |
order code for hand print JEP 331D |
![Hook Head at sunset](Images/jephh1.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/jephh3.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook4.jpg) |
image code JEP HH 1 |
image code JEP HH 3 |
image code #jephh4 |
![Hook Head](Images/hook2.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook5.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook6.jpg) |
image code #jephh2 |
image code #jephh5 |
image code #jephh6 |
![Hook Head](Images/hook7.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook9.jpg) |
![Head Head](Images/hook8.jpg) |
image code #jephh7 |
image code #jephh9 |
image code #jephh8 |
![Hook Head](Images/hook10.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook12.jpg) |
![Hook Head](Images/hook11.jpg) |
image code #jephh10 |
image code #jephh12 |
image code #jephh11 |
![Hook Head](Images/jep411d.jpg) |
![Hook head](Images/hook13.jpg) |
![click to watch video](Images/hook7.jpg) |
Please click on the pictures above to watch short videos I shot |
![Mounted and signed](Images/mountedhook.jpg) |
Mounted and signed 7x5 print of the Hook
€9.95 + postage
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![Hook Head](Images/hook16.jpg) |
Irish Lighthouse Series postcard #15C 4
15B has sold out and been replaced by this card as of January 2013 |
buy the postcard |
![Co Wexford](Images/mapwex.jpg) |
County Wexford set
4 postcards
€2 + postage |
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All pictures © John Eagle Photography |