- Chaine Memorial
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Coordinates: 54°51′12″N 5°47′54″W / 54.8532°N 5.7984°W
Looking towards Chaine Memorial Tower and north along the Antrim Coast from a ferry entering Larne harbour.
The Chaine Memorial Tower is a memorial to James Chaine, a former Member of Parliament for Larne, County Antrim. It is a cylindrical stone tower lighthouse with a conical roof, situated on the west side of entrance to Larne Lough
The tower at sunrise from Sandy Bay.Chaine developed Larne's short sea route to Scotland as well as establishing the town as a transatlantic port. The memorial, built in 1888, is a replica of an Irish Round Tower. The memorial is situated at the mouth of Larne harbour in Northern Ireland, and reached via Chaine Memorial Road. There is access from Curran Road via Bay Road.
The plaque which adorns the memorial is now difficult to read. It reads that the monument was erected by the...
- "....contributions of every class in this mixed community irrespective of creed or party, all cordially united in esteem and affection for the Memory of JAMES CHAINE of Ballycraigy and Cairncastle Co. Antrim who represented this County in the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland from February 1874 till 4 May 1885 when his early and lamented death in his 44th year of his age deprived his native County of one who had worked indefatigably for its interests especially in developing and improving the natural capabilities of the harbour of Larne and establishing its connection with Great Britain, the United States of America and with the inland parts of this County."
On the 1st of July 1899, an oil powered navigational light was installed 22 metres up the tower (The tower being a total of 28 metres in height). The light was installed to aid the navigation of the Hunter Rock, a submerged rock approx 5 miles off shore.
The light was converted to coal gas in 1905, before finally being converted to electric in the latter part of 1935. During April 1948 the supply was changed from DC to AC.
Maintaining the Light now falls under the remit of the attending keeper at Ferris Point Lighthouse on the other side of the Harbour.
External links
- Chaine Tower Commissioners of Irish Lights
Irish lighthouses Lighthouses are shown in anti-clockwise sequence beginning from the north and proceeding west, south, east, and back to north. County Donegal Inishowen · Inishtrahull · Fanad · Dunree · Buncrana · Tory Island · Arranmore · Ballagh Rocks · Rathlin O'Birne · Rotten Island · St. John's
County Sligo Blackrock · Lower Rosses Point · Metal Man · Oyster Island
County Mayo Broadhaven · Eagle Island · Blackrock · Blacksod Bay · Achillbeg · Inishgort
County Galway Slyne Head Cashla Bay · Eeragh · Straw Island · Inisheer
County Clare Blackhead · Loop Head · Kilcredaun Head · Corlis Point Front · Corlis Point Rear · Scattery Island
County Kerry Little Samphire Island · Inishtearaght · Cromwell Point · Valentia Rear · Valentia Front · Skelligs
County Cork Bull Rock · Ardnakinna · Castletown Directional Light · Roancarrig · Sheep's Head · Mizen Head · Crookhaven · Copper Point · Fastnet Rock · Baltimore Beacon · Galley Head · Old Head of Kinsale · Charlesfort · Roches Point · Ballycotton · Youghal
County Waterford Mine Head · Ballinacourty Point · Dunmore East
County Wexford County Wicklow County Dublin Muglins · Poolbeg · Kish Bank · Baily · Howth Head · Rockabill
County Louth County Down Green Island · Vidal Bank · Haulbowline · St. John's Point · ` Angus Rock · Donaghadee · Mew Island
County Antrim Blackhead · Chaine Tower · The Maidens · Rathlin East · Rue Point · Rathlin West
List of lighthouses in Ireland · Lightvessels in Ireland · Commissioners of Irish Lights · Category:Lighthouses in Ireland · List of islands of Ireland · Coastal landforms of Ireland Categories:- Monuments and memorials in County Antrim
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1888
- 1899 establishments in Ireland
- Lighthouses in Northern Ireland
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