Torridge District: Mainland Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Torridge District: Mainland Lighthouses Lighthouse
Built of brick and painted white, this 18-meter tower was first lit in 1874. It stands with a lantern and gallery, attached to a two-story service building. The lighthouse's focal height reaches 30 meters, and it originally projected a white light with a single flash every 15 seconds, visible for 15.3 nautical miles. A seawall was constructed in 1925 to address cliff erosion. The keeper's houses were removed in 1984. Although proposed for deactivation in 2010 and agreeing to continue at reduced power, the light was finally extinguished in early 2012. The tower itself has been on the market since 2015.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marked a sharp turn in the coastline at the southwestern entrance to the Bristol Channel, warning vessels of the navigational hazard.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1874
Significant events: Inactive since 2012, keeper's houses were demolished in 1984, seawall was built in 1925, Trinity House proposed that the light be deactivated in January 2010, agreed in May to continue the light at reduced power, light was finally extinguished early in 2012, Trinity House placed the lighthouse on sale for £450,000 in July 2015, historic Fresnel lens was stolen in January 2022
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Clovelly(5.1 km)
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- brick
Structure: brick tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, attached to 2-story service building
Location
- City
- Torridge District
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- Hartland Point, a right-angled turn in the coastline at the extreme southwestern entrance to Bristol Channel, located about 5 km northwest of Hartland.
- Latitude
- 51.0221°
- Longitude
- -4.5263°
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