Cranfield Point
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Cranfield Point is the southernmost point of County Down and of Northern Ireland. It is located at the mouth of Carlingford Lough in the townland of Cranfield, County Down.
There once stood a lighthouse here, the Cranfield Point Lighthouse, marking the entrance to the lough. Its poor position led to the construction of the Haulbowline Lighthouse instead, which stands in the middle of the entrance to Carlingford Lough. Cranfield Point Lighthouse subsequently fell victim to coastal erosion and collapsed into the sea during the 1860s. The lighthouse keeper's cottage remained and was later converted into a private residence that can still be seen today, identified by its characteristic tall black chimneys.
Location
- Location map: 54°-0’60"N, 6°3’36"W