Chicken Rock

Chicken Rock Lighthouse

Chicken Rock lighthouse with passing cargo vessel
Location	Offshore on Chicken Rock, just off the Isle of Man
Coordinates	54°02.3′N 4°50.2′W / 54.0383°N 4.8367°W / 54.0383; -4.8367Coordinates: 54°02.3′N 4°50.2′W / 54.0383°N 4.8367°W / 54.0383; -4.8367
Year first lit	1875
Automated	1961
Construction	Granite
Height	44 m (144 ft)
Focal height	Sea Level
Range	13 mi (21 km)
Characteristic	White flash every 5 Secs

Chicken Rock (Manx: Carrick ny Kirkey) is the southernmost island administered by the Isle of Man and belongs to the parish of Rushen. It lies to the southwest of the Calf of Man 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south-west of Spanish Head on the Manx mainland ^[1].

The 0.1 hectare rock is home to a 44 m (144 ft) lighthouse which was designed by lighthouse engineers David and Thomas Stevenson after it was realised that the lights on the Calf of Man were not sufficient to warn ships away. Construction of this tapered granite structure was completed in December 1874 and the first official lightning day was on 1 January 1875.

A fire heavily damaged the interior of the lighthouse on 23 December 1960, leading to automation of the light in 1961. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

External links

• History of Chicken Rock
• Chicken Rock Lighthouse

References

1. ^ http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:g9rKmuJb7lsJ:www.britlink.org/chickenrock.html+Spanish+Head+%2B+Chicken+Rock&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=safari