Chicken Rock
{{Short description|Islet southwest of the Isle of Man}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox islands
|name=Chicken Rock
|image= Chicken-rock.jpg
|image_caption= Chicken Rock lighthouse with passing cargo vessel
|country=Isle of Man
|location=Irish Sea
| area_ha=0.1
|coordinates = {{coord|54.03785|-4.83858|display=inline,title}}
| map = Isle of Man
}}
Chicken Rock ({{langx|gv|Carrick ny Kirkey}}), part of Rushen parish, is the southernmost island administered by the Isle of Man. It lies southwest of the Calf of Man, {{convert|4.5|km}} off Spanish Head on the Manx mainland.{{cite web|url=http://www.britlink.org/chickenrock.html|title=Chicken Rock - Carrick ny Kirkey|publisher=britlink.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507033749/http://www.britlink.org/chickenrock.html|archive-date=2012-05-07}} The most prominent feature of the rock is the 19th century Chicken Rock Lighthouse. The {{convert|44|m}} lighthouse was first lit in 1875, and is owned and maintained by the Northern Lighthouse Board.{{cite web|title=Chicken Rock Lighthouse|url=https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Chicken-Rock/|access-date=14 October 2014}}
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External links
- [http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Main/ Northern Lighthouses Board]
{{commons category|Chicken Rock}}
Category:Islands of the Isle of Man
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