▁and ▁boats ▁into ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁blind ▁har bour . ▁The ▁wooden ▁hand ▁pointing ▁from ▁the ▁Tower , ▁gu ides ▁the ▁boats ▁to ▁their ▁destination . ▁It ▁is ▁crown ed ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ' s ▁mar in ers ▁be acon ▁and ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁look - out ▁post . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁D ing le ▁Har bour ▁is ▁a ▁" bl ind " ▁mouth , ▁and ▁this ▁be acon ▁told ▁sail ors ▁to ▁let ▁their ▁s ails ▁down , ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁lose ▁speed ▁and ▁to ▁round ▁the ▁har bour ▁mouth ▁safely . ▁ ▁The ▁Tower ▁is ▁of ▁solid ▁stone . ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁it ▁on ▁Car ho o ▁( C e ath ru ) ▁hill , ▁ 6 0 0 ▁feet ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁provided ▁work ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Fam ine , ▁at ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of ▁Re ver end ▁Charles ▁G ayer , ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ants , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁win ▁converts . ▁Tw enty - se ven ▁feet ▁was ▁its ▁original ▁height , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁the ▁old ▁hand ▁was ▁removed ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁th ir teen ▁feet ▁of ▁stone ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁its ▁height . ▁A ▁new ▁hand ▁was ▁placed , ▁roughly ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁extension . ▁ ▁The ▁pan or am ic ▁views ▁seen ▁from ▁Car ho o ▁Hill ▁include ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁D ing le ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁beyond . ▁For