The Maidens lighthouses on the Maidens in North Channel off County Antrim in Northern Ireland date from 1829 and were built at the request of merchants and a Royal Navy officer. Lighthouses were built on both rocks; the West Maiden was abandoned in 1903 and the East Maiden was automated in 1977.
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County Antrim, North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)
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