Why Is It Called Fastnet
The Word Fastnet Probably Comes from Old Norse for ‘Sharp-Tooth Isle’. Both Descriptions Are Apt for the Isolated Outcrop That Is the Southernmost Point of...
The word Fastnet probably comes from Old Norse for ‘sharp-tooth isle’. Both descriptions are apt for the isolated outcrop that is the southernmost point of Irish soil. It lies some 19 km (10 nautical miles) from Baltimore and 7 km (4 miles) off Cape Clear.
Where is Fastnet?
Location. Fastnet Rock (known as Carraig Aonair in Irish – translates to “lonely rock”) lies roughly 6.5 km southwest of Cape Clear Island, off the coast of West Cork.
Who built Fastnet lighthouse?
TowerConstructed1897Designed byWilliam DouglassConstructiongraniteHeight54 m (177 ft)
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