Mine Head Lighthouse

{{About|the Irish lighthouse|the English town|Minehead}}

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{{Infobox lighthouse

| image_name = Mine_Head_Lighthouse.jpg

| coordinates = {{coord|51|59|34.4|N|7|35|11.1|W|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1851

| automated = 1973

| construction = sandstone tower

| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

| marking = white tower with a black band

| height = {{convert|22|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|87|m|ft}}

| range = {{convert|12|nmi}}[http://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/mine-head.aspx Mine Head Lighthouse] Commissioners of Irish Lights

| characteristic = Fl (4) W 30s.

| country = Ireland

| countrynumber = CIL-0340

| managingagent = Commissioners of Irish Lights{{cite rowlett|irlsw|accessdate=11 February 2016}}

}}

Mine Head Lighthouse is an excellently preserved operational 19th century lighthouse in Old Parish, County Waterford, Ireland.{{cite web|title=Mine Head Lighthouse|url=http://www.cil.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/mine-head.aspx|publisher=Commissioners of Irish Lights|accessdate=28 January 2015}}

George Halpin Senior designed the major light of Mine Head lighthouse. Constructed of red sandstone, the structure stands on top of the steep cliffs above the Celtic Sea.{{cite web|title=Mine Head Lighthouse|url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WA®no=22903904|publisher=Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht|accessdate=28 January 2015}}