Gwennap Head Range Beacons Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gwennap Head Range Beacons Lighthouse
This stone lighthouse, first lit in 1869, is located on a bare rock about 6.5 kilometers southwest of Land's End. The cylindrical tower, standing 4 meters tall and built from stone, has a black exterior with a white horizontal band. Its light emits a white flash every 15 seconds. The construction project took eight years to complete under challenging conditions. In 1972, a helipad was added above the lantern, a world-first for lighthouses. The focal height of the light is 34 meters, with a geographic range of 16 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks a dangerous bare rock southwest of Land's End, a critical point for ships in the English Channel's busy lanes. The helipad addition in 1972 was the first of its kind globally, improving access for this remote aid.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 34m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1821
- First Lit
- 1869
Significant events: took 8 years to build under very severe conditions, helipad above the lantern (first of its kind in the world) was added in 1972
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Mousehole(6.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A0030
- NGA No.
- 0028
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-170
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with a white horizontal band
- Material
- stone
Structure: round conical stone daybeacons, 67 m (220 ft) apart
Location
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- Located on a bare rock about 6.5 km (4 mi) southwest of Land's End.
- Latitude
- 50.0370°
- Longitude
- -5.6766°
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