"celebrating the landscapes of the British Isles through photography"
County Donegal
County Donegal is the wild child of Ireland and home to some of its most ravishingly sublime scenery and beautiful beaches. This is a county of extremes: at times desolate and battered by brutal weather, yet also a land of unspoilt splendour where stark peaks and sweeping beaches
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Inishowen Lighthouse - Stroove
Inishowen lighthouse can be found on the beautiful Stroove beach where Lough Foyle joins the Atlantic. This shipping lane had been used to carry immigrants to America and the hazard caused by the rocky area surrounding it forced two lighthouses to be built at Dunagree Point in Stroove in 1837. Made of stone the east tower stood at 49 feet high while the west stood aloft at 74 feet which increased to 99 feet by 1870. Only the west tower remains operational and is now automatically controlled due to the advances of technology.
