Dungeness Lighthouse
 The 1961 lighthouse, with the 1901 lighthouse and Dungeness A Nuclear power station beyond | |
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| Location | Dungeness Kent England |
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| OS grid | TR0929316882 |
| Coordinates | 50°54′48.5″N 0°58′33.6″E / 50.913472°N 0.976000°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1615 (first) 1635 (second) 1792 (third) 1904 (fourth) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1991 |
| Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower flared at the top with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | tower with black and white bands, white lantern |
| Operator | Trinity House[1] [2] |
| Heritage | Grade II* listed building  |
| Fog signal | 3 blasts every 60s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1961 (current) |
| Focal height | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Intensity | 134,000 Candela |
| Range | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961 and is constructed of precast concrete rings. Its pattern of black and white bands is impregnated into the concrete. It remains in use today, monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations and Planning Centre at Harwich, Essex.[3]
Dungeness Lighthouse is the fifth lighthouse at Dungeness. Construction of the Dungeness nuclear power station obscured the light of the 1904 lighthouse and necessitated yet another lighthouse.
Gallery
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1904 Lighthouse -
The lighthouse in 1884 -
2012
See also
References
- ^ Dungeness The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 24, 2016
- ^ Dungeness Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved April 24, 2016
- ^ "Dungeness Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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External links
- Old Lighthouse, Dungeness, Kent Official site
- Trinity House
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