Built in 1772, Ballycurrin Lighthouse is situated on the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, at Ballycurrin Demesne, Headford, Co. Galway. This unusual lighthouse lies just inside County Mayo on the Galway/Mayo border and is said to be the only known inland lighthouse of its type in Europe.

It has a modest height of approx 22 feet and its upper section can be accessed via spiral metal steps attached to the exterior. It has a mill stone for its roof and the uppermost section of the lighthouse would have been used to burn timber to create the beacon.

Records suggest it was built by a local landowner Sir Henry Lynch in 1772 who needed a marker to get his provisions off the Galway to Cong ferry to his home at Ballycurrin House, though some believe it was in fact built by his wife so that he could make his way home after visiting the pubs in Galway & Cong.

(from www.galwaytourism.ie)