Farne Lighthouse
 Farne Lighthouse | |
  Northumberland | |
| Location |
Farne Islands Northumberland England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°36′55.3″N 1°39′20.6″W / 55.615361°N 1.655722°WCoordinates: 55°36′55.3″N 1°39′20.6″W / 55.615361°N 1.655722°W |
| Year first constructed | 1776 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1811 (current) |
| Automated | 1910 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Height | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Focal height | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Current lens | 1st order catadioptric fixed lens |
| Intensity |
white: 1,650 candela red: 208 candela |
| Range |
white: 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) red: 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) WR15s. |
| Admiralty number | A2812 |
| NGA number | 2256 |
| ARLHS number | ENG 060 |
| Managing agent | National Trust (Farne Islands National Nature Reserve)[1] [2] |
Farne Lighthouse was built on the Farne Islands in 1811 to the design of Daniel Alexander, it is a cylindrical white tower with lighthouse keepers' cottages to the rear. It was converted to solar powered operation in 1996.[3]
The tower is 13 m (43 ft) tall with a range for the white light of 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) and the Red 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi).
History
The lighthouse is now automatic and has no resident keepers, although in former years it did. The lighthouse is now maintained by Trinity House via their local lighthouse attendant, George Shiel, who also provides guided tours inside the lighthouse.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Inner Farne (High) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved May 1st, 2016
- ↑ Farne Island Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved May 1st, 2016
- ↑ "Farne Lighthouse". Trinity House.
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