Round Island Light, Isles of Scilly
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| Round Island, Isles of Scilly | |
| Location | Round Island, Isles of Scilly, England |
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| Coordinates | 49°58.7′N 06°19.35′W / 49.9783°N 6.3225°WCoordinates: 49°58.7′N 06°19.35′W / 49.9783°N 6.3225°W |
| Year first lit | 1887 |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Height | 19 m |
| Focal height | 35 m |
| Intensity | 340,000 cd |
| Range | 44.5 km |
| Characteristic | One White Flash Every 10 Seconds |
Round Island Lighthouse, located on Round Island, was built in 1887 by William Tregarthen Douglass and automated in 1987. Round Island, the most northerly outpost of the Scillies, is a 40 m mass of granite, the top forming a platform on which Trinity House built a lighthouse and dwellings in 1887 under conditions of extreme difficulty. The sheer rock face made the unloading of building materials almost impossible.
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