The Metal Man (Irish: An Fear Miotail)[1] is a beacon off the coast of the Rosses Point Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland.

The Metal Man is a freestanding painted cast iron statue of a Royal Navy petty officer of the Age of Sail.

It was originally made for the Blackrock Beacon, but Sligo merchants suggested it be placed on Perch Rock.

[3][4] The Metal Man was depicted in paintings several times by Jack Butler Yeats, including in Memory Harbour.

by a local group which has been highlighting the deteriorating condition of the beacon called Save the Metal Man.