Goulphar Lighthouse
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Location | Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France |
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Coordinates | 47°18′39.2″N 3°13′37.2″W / 47.310889°N 3.227000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1836 |
Construction | granite tower |
Automated | 2002 ![]() |
Height | 52.25 metres (171.4 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | unpainted tower, red lantern and rail |
Power source | mains electricity ![]() |
Operator | Service des phares et balises |
Heritage | monument historique inscrit, monument historique inscrit ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1835 ![]() |
Focal height | 92 metres (302 ft) |
Light source | mains power |
Range | 27 nautical miles (50 km) |
Characteristic | Gp.Fl.(2) W 10s |
France no. | FR-0799[1] |
The Goulphar Lighthouse (Phare de Goulphar or Grand Phare de Kervilahouen) is a lighthouse on Belle-Île-en-Mer in France. It is a granite tower combining the technical buildings and the keepers' lodgings, designed by Augustin Fresnel.
Goulphar was listed as Monument historique in 1995.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Morbihan". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Phare de Goulphar Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, French Ministry of Culture
External links
- Goulphar Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
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