Blackhead Lighthouse – Co Antrim

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Blackhead Lighthouse surveys the sea from the edge of a majestic cliff on beautiful Belfast Lough.
Only half an hour from Belfast and on the causeway coastal route, Blackhead Lighthouse is the perfect location to discover the best of Northern Ireland.

A quick history
Blackhead Lighthouse was built and its light first exhibited in 1902.
The lighthouse also had an explosive fog signal when it first began operation.
Blackhead Lighthouse would have guided many famous vessels during Belfast’s golden age of shipping, including the ill-fated Titanic.
Blackhead Lighthouse was converted to electric operation in 1965.
Lightkeepers lived at the station until 1975.

Did you know?
The houses contain interesting fragments of lighthouse paraphernalia, including the whistle pipe system used to wake up the next watch.
There’s a lovely coastal path that takes you up past sea caves and coves towards the Gobbins or south to the Victorian seaside resort of Whitehead.
The Blackhead Lighthouse and Coastal Walk is approximately 2.4 kilometres (from Whitehead to the lighthouse and back).
Belfast Lough is an Area of Special Scientific Interest famed for its bird population.