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Rotten Island
Rotten Island Lighthouse is another beautiful hidden gem of engineering on the Irish coast, and lies at the mouth of Killbegs Harbour in County Donegal. The name is a English corruption of the Irish name 'Naomh Rotain' (Saint Rotain), a monk reputed to have lived as a hermit on the small island. The island measures 150m by 50m and its dangerous location led to the construction of the granite lighthouse in 1838, which stands 20m high. The lighthouse was designed by George Halpin who also designed it's sister lighthouse on the adjacent headland on St John's Point. The robust boundary wall around the structure creates an imposing military character, but was built to protect the lighthouse keepers dwellings. The Island was occupied until the early 1960s, when the last lighthouse keeper left following conversion to an automated electrical system.
Rotten Island
Rotten Island Lighthouse is another beautiful hidden gem of engineering on the Irish coast, and lies at the mouth of Killbegs Harbour in County Donegal. The name is a English corruption of the Irish name 'Naomh Rotain' (Saint Rotain), a monk reputed to have lived as a hermit on the small island. The island measures 150m by 50m and its dangerous location led to the construction of the granite lighthouse in 1838, which stands 20m high. The lighthouse was designed by George Halpin who also designed it's sister lighthouse on the adjacent headland on St John's Point. The robust boundary wall around the structure creates an imposing military character, but was built to protect the lighthouse keepers dwellings. The Island was occupied until the early 1960s, when the last lighthouse keeper left following conversion to an automated electrical system.