Spit Bank
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Opened | 1851 |
|---|---|
| Provinces | Munster |
| Material | Cast iron |
| Markings / pattern | White (house), red (platform/piles) |
| Year first constructed | 1851 |
| Focal height | 103300 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2983547 |
About Spit Bank
The Spit Bank Lighthouse close to Cobh in County Cork, Ireland is a screw-pile lighthouse which marks a shallow bank in the navigable channels of lower Cork Harbour. The platform was built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, with the lighthouse itself designed by George Halpin.