Kingswear Daymark Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kingswear Daymark Lighthouse
The Kingswear Daymark is an octagonal, hollow granite tower built in 1864, standing 25 meters tall. Its unique arched base is open underneath. The structure is painted white and red and serves as the entrance leading light for Dartmouth, located on the north side of the Dart estuary entrance at Kingswear. It exhibits a directional light with white, red, and green sectors, cycling through these colors every 3 seconds. While the tower is closed to the public, the site is accessible.
Why it matters: This structure guides vessels into the Dart estuary, a busy port and popular sailing destination, helping them navigate the entrance.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Oc WGR 3s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1864
Significant events: Original lighthouse demolished in 1980 due to being unsafe
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white and red
- Material
- granite
Structure: octagonal pyramidal hollow granite tower with a gracefully arched base, open underneath
Location
- City
- South Hams
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- north side of the entrance to the Dart estuary at Kingswear, southeast of Dartmouth, serving as the entrance leading light for Dartmouth
- Latitude
- 50.3468°
- Longitude
- -3.5681°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Dartmouth(0.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A0236
- NGA No.
- 328
- ARLHS No.
- ENG-311
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