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Godrevy Lighthouse
Godrevy Island and Lighthouse
Map
LocationNear Camborne
Cornwall
England
OS gridSW5765943589
Coordinates50°14′33″N 5°24′1″W / 50.24250°N 5.40028°W / 50.24250; -5.40028
Tower
Constructed1 March 1859 (first)
Built byJames Walker Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionrubble, stone and mortar
Automated9 August 1939
Height26 m (85 ft) (first)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorHall for Cornwall[1]
HeritageGrade II listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit2012 (current)
Deactivated2012 (first)
Focal height37 m (121 ft) (first)
28 metres (92 ft) (current)
Lens2nd Order 700 MM Fixed Optic With Red Sector (original), 2 x marine LED sector lights (current)
Intensitywhite: 4,370 candela (first)
red: 817 candela (first)
495 candela (current)
Rangewhite 12 nmi (22 km) (first)
red 8 nmi (15 km) (first)
8 nmi (15 km) (current)
CharacteristicFl WR 10s Edit this on Wikidata

Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres (980 ft) off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwest England (Devon and Cornwall)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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