Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Mutton Island

Mutton Island, at entrance of Galway Harbour, co. Galway; connected with the mainland by a ridge of sand at low water; on the centre of the island is a lighthouse 34 ft. high, with fixed light 33 ft. above high water and seen 10 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Galway County
Place: Mutton Island

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