Sark Lighthouse
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| Location | Point Robert, Sark Channel Islands |
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| Coordinates | 49°26′11″N 2°20′44″W / 49.4364°N 2.3456°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1913 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Automated | 1994 |
| Height | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern rising fron keeper's house |
| Markings | white towwer and keeper's house |
| Fog signal | 2 blasts every 30 seconds (range 2 nmi (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)) |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Intensity | 45,000 candela |
| Range | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
Sark Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the side of cliffs at Point Robert, at the north east of Sark, and guides vessels passing through the Channel Islands away from Blanchard Rock, which lies several miles to the east. It was constructed by Trinity House in 1913 and comprises a white, octagonal tower rising from flat-roofed service rooms and cottages, all built of stone. Access is provided by steps down from the top of the cliff, but the lighthouse was automated in 1994 and is now remotely monitored from the Trinity House operations centre in Harwich, Essex.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Guernsey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Sark Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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