İnceburun Lighthouse
![]() İnceburun Lighthouse in Sinop Province, Turkey | |
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Location | Sinop, Turkey |
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Coordinates | 42°05′49″N 34°56′42″E / 42.0969°N 34.945°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1863 |
Construction | Stone tower |
Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
Shape | Octagonal prism above square plan base |
Markings | White tower and lantern |
Operator | Directorate General of Coastal Safety |
Light | |
Focal height | 26 m (85 ft) |
Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
Turkey no. | TUR-005, TR-10310 |
İnceburun Lighthouse (Turkish: İnceburun Feneri) is an active lighthouse on the Black Sea coast in Sinop Province, Turkey.
The masonry lighthouse was constructed in 1863 on İnceburun (literally: Sharp Cape), on the cliffs of the northernmost point of Anatolia.[1] It is situated about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Sinop. The 12 m (39 ft)-tall lighthouse tower with a gallery around the lantern room has the form of an octagonal prism in the upper half sitting on a square-plan base, and is white painted. A one-story keeper's house is attached to it, and three additional buildings belong to the light station. At a focal height of 26 m (85 ft), it flashes white four times every 20 seconds. [2]
The lighthouse is accessible but the tower is closed to the public.[2] The lighthouse keeping is served by Family Çilesiz, who do the job in fifth generation.[3]
References
- ^ "İnceburun Feneri" (in Turkish). Olympos. 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ a b Rowlet, Russ (2007-04-16). "Lighthouses of Turkey: Northern Anatolia – Ince Burun (Sinop)". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Yedig, Serhan (2012-06-01). "Sinop'un sürprizleri – İbceburun Feneri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-07-23.