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	Atlantic Stitches Irish Landscape Collection Mizen Head
	Tapestry Kit or Canvas Only - printed area 24.5cms by 37cms. Skill Level: Moderate - Experienced. Suits Half Cross Stitch or Tent Stitch or mixed with Long stitch in sky and water. Kits contain full colour printed canvas, wools, stitching instructions and a needle! See shopping page for prices and then use your browserBack button to return to this page. A hand-crafted needlework kit from Atlantic Stitches where we have a commitment to original landscape drawn from life. A counted cross-stitch chart of Mizen Head is available. This is what is printed on the Canvas - the colours will appear much paler on the canvas but bright enough and contrasting enough to differentiate easily. To see how a stitched picture looks - click here
	Mizen Head, the most southwesterly point in Ireland, is a beautiful and dramatic place with high cliffs, crashing waves and a romantic path down the 99 Steps to the Mizen Head Signal Station across an Arched Bridge 150' above the sea. The bridge was the first re-enforced concrete bridge in Ireland. Mizzen Head is also the site of the first Transatlantic Radio Aerial. In 1994, when the Commissioners of Irish Lights automated the Station, Mizen Tourism Co-operative developed the Mizen Head Visitor Centre, opening up this exhilarating experience for the public.
	The Fastnet Rock & Lighthouse 18.5cms. wide Skill Level: Moderate - Experienced. Suits Tent or Half Cross-stitch. Kits contain full colour printed canvas, wools, stitching instructions & needle. Counted Cross-stitch chart of The Fastnet Lighthouse available .
	In 1854 a cast iron tower was built to replace the Cape Clear Island lighthouse, which was often shrouded in mist. A new tower built from dovetailed granite blocks was built from 1899 - 1904. Converted from vapourised paraffin to electricity 1969. Automated 1989. It has a range of 28 nautical miles. It is known as the Teardrop of Ireland, the last land seen by emigrants to America in the 19th. century. For more details about The Fastnet Lighthouse press here.